Total Crime Rate
89.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haughton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shifnal North , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haughton Road (TF11 8DF) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Shifnal North average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haughton Road (TF11 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Willows, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watts Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wheatfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Willows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beddoes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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