Crime Rates at Emstrey, Shrewsbury, SY5 6QP

This area has the 26th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 This (SY5 6QP) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SY5 6QP, the main crime hotspot is near Emstrey Bank. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.