Total Crime Rate
117.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crab Apple Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shifnal North , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crab Apple Lane (TF11 8GD) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crab Apple Lane (TF11 8GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beddoes Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatfield Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beddoes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackthorn Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wheatfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatfield Drive | Under investigation |
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