Total Crime Rate

67.5 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Main Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longden , and the 277th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (SY5 0PY) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Longden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (SY5 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stallion Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Georges Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stallion Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bailey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bailey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bowler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wray Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Way —
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Data Sources

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