Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Main Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longden , and the 365th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (SY5 8LY) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (SY5 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

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Data Sources

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