Crime Rates at The Chestnuts, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6JH

The Chestnuts area has the 36th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 492nd highest 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 The Chestnuts (SY5 6JH) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chestnuts (SY5 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Noel Hill Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.