Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leigh Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longden , and the 306th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Road (SY5 0AD) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Longden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (SY5 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leigh Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Park (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Park —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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