Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

River Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hodnet , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around River Gardens (SY4 4LA) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 243.0% higher than the Hodnet average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Gardens (SY4 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in River Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erdington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erdington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erdington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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