Crap Towns / Bayston Hill / Crime

How much crime is there in Bayston Hill?

The police recorded 16.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bayston Hill from September 2023 to August 2026, 78% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 10.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 15.1, up from 14.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	14.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	20.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	15.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	10.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	1.2	7.0
Other theft	1.1	5.4
Burglary	1.0	3.1
Public order	0.8	6.6
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Vehicle crime	0.4	3.8
Drugs	0.3	2.4
Shoplifting	0.3	7.1
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.0	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Welshpool	25.0 km	122
Telford	20.3 km	88.0
Shrewsbury	4.3 km	80.3
Oswestry	27.4 km	74.1
Market Drayton	32.3 km	64.4
Bridgnorth	28.5 km	56.0
Wem	20.6 km	53.1
Shifnal	27.5 km	53.0
Newport	29.0 km	47.3
Broseley	20.6 km	42.2
Bayston Hill	–	16.7
The typical town	–	76.2