Crime Rates at Bailey Close, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5UR

Bailey Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Wem , and the 493rd lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bailey Close (SY4 5UR) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Wem average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailey Close (SY4 5UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowe Hill Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.