Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor vs Winyates and Matchborough

Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,544 crimes in the last 12 months. Winyates and Matchborough has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,234 crimes. Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Winyates and Matchborough shows +2.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (968 incidents). In Winyates and Matchborough, it is Violent Crime (398 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor recorded 481 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Winyates and Matchborough recorded 202. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor totalled 968 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 398 in Winyates and Matchborough. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor recorded 2,681 crimes (now 2,544, a change of -5.1%). Winyates and Matchborough recorded 1,207 crimes previously (now 1,234, +2.2%).

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. Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor has a resolution rate of 24.2% and Winyates and Matchborough has 19.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Winyates and Matchborough 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 Shrewsbury Town Centre and Monkmoor and Winyates and Matchborough. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.