Meole Copthorne and Sutton vs Shifnal and Albrighton

Meole Copthorne and Sutton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,217 crimes in the last 12 months. Shifnal and Albrighton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 925 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Meole Copthorne and Sutton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Shifnal and Albrighton shows +5.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Meole Copthorne and Sutton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (420 incidents). In Shifnal and Albrighton, it is Violent Crime (403 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Meole Copthorne and Sutton recorded 205 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shifnal and Albrighton recorded 105. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Meole Copthorne and Sutton totalled 420 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 403 in Shifnal and Albrighton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Meole Copthorne and Sutton recorded 1,201 crimes (now 1,217, a change of +1.3%). Shifnal and Albrighton recorded 876 crimes previously (now 925, +5.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Meole Copthorne and Sutton has a resolution rate of 12.5% and Shifnal and Albrighton has 17.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Meole Copthorne and Sutton falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Shifnal and Albrighton is covered by West Mercia Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Meole Copthorne and Sutton and Shifnal and Albrighton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.