Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 151.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Botfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shifnal North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Botfield Road (TF11 8ER) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 241.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botfield Road (TF11 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near School Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Botfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idsall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idsall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary School Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barrington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickwick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Willows Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aston Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bluegate Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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