Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
Middle areaCentral Shropshire. 9,930 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 78% of people in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland at a rate of 53.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 208 |
| Shoplifting | 104 |
| Other crime | 80 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland at a rate of 53.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (208), shoplifting (104) and other crime (80).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Shropshire
These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland alone. See Shropshire
Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland was £335,000 in 2025.
Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland had 9,970 usual residents at the census.
About 78% of people in Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.