Total Crime Rate

69.6 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 69.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shrewsbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longden , and the 268th 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 Shrewsbury Road (SY5 0QD) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (SY5 0QD), the main crime hotspot is near St Georges Gardens. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shrewsbury Road area

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Data Sources

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