Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Whitwell Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longden , and the 470th lowest 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 Whitwell Lane (SY5 0YW) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitwell Lane (SY5 0YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stallion Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linley Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stallion Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Gardens —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
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Data Sources

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