Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shropshire has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 57th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (West Midlands), it has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 districts.
The overall crime rate in Shropshire in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the West Midlands region average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shropshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8,335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 58 cases , down -12.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 10.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -12.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9,813 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 59.9 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quarry and Coton Hill | 275.3 | 215.4 (360%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Oswestry South | 130.5 | 70.6 (118%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Harlescott | 109.3 | 49.4 (83%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Ludlow North | 103.0 | 43.2 (72%) | High 8/10 |
| 5 | Market Drayton East | 100.1 | 40.2 (67%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts | 88.6 | 28.7 (48%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Battlefield | 88.5 | 28.7 (48%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Monkmoor | 87.5 | 27.6 (46%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Bowbrook | 83.9 | 24.0 (40%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Castlefields and Ditherington | 75.0 | 15.1 (25%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Whitchurch North | 74.8 | 14.9 (25%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Ludlow East | 73.2 | 13.3 (22%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 13 | Oswestry East | 70.4 | 10.5 (18%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Tern | 63.2 | 3.3 (6%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Abbey | 63.0 | 3.1 (5%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Ellesmere Urban | 62.8 | 2.9 (5%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 17 | Ludlow South | 59.0 | -0.8 (-1%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 18 | Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton | 58.6 | -1.3 (-2%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 19 | Broseley | 57.8 | -2.1 (-3%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Wem | 57.5 | -2.4 (-4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Highley | 56.2 | -3.7 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Bishop's Castle | 54.5 | -5.4 (-9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Shifnal North | 53.6 | -6.3 (-10%) | Low 4/10 |
| 24 | Rea Valley | 52.4 | -7.4 (-12%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Hodnet | 52.2 | -7.7 (-13%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Whitchurch South | 50.1 | -9.8 (-16%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Sundorne | 49.9 | -10.0 (-17%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Albrighton | 49.2 | -10.7 (-18%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | St Martin's | 48.5 | -11.4 (-19%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Bridgnorth West and Tasley | 47.6 | -12.2 (-20%) | Low 4/10 |
| 31 | Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | 47.2 | -12.7 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 32 | Underdale | 46.9 | -13.0 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 33 | Bagley | 46.5 | -13.4 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 34 | Market Drayton West | 45.8 | -14.1 (-23%) | Low 4/10 |
| 35 | Church Stretton and Craven Arms | 45.0 | -14.8 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 36 | Belle Vue | 43.5 | -16.4 (-27%) | Low 3/10 |
| 37 | Severn Valley | 42.9 | -17.0 (-28%) | Low 3/10 |
| 38 | Meole | 41.8 | -18.1 (-30%) | Low 3/10 |
| 39 | Porthill | 41.4 | -18.5 (-31%) | Low 3/10 |
| 40 | Much Wenlock | 39.9 | -19.9 (-33%) | Low 3/10 |
| 41 | Longden | 39.4 | -20.4 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 42 | Whittington | 39.3 | -20.6 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 43 | Shifnal South and Cosford | 38.7 | -21.2 (-35%) | Low 3/10 |
| 44 | Worfield | 38.5 | -21.3 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 45 | Oswestry West | 37.0 | -22.9 (-38%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 46 | Alveley and Claverley | 36.7 | -23.2 (-39%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 47 | Prees | 36.3 | -23.6 (-39%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 48 | Loton | 35.5 | -24.4 (-41%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 49 | Shawbury | 34.8 | -25.1 (-42%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 50 | Clun | 32.4 | -27.5 (-46%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 51 | Cheswardine | 31.0 | -28.9 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 52 | Clee | 30.9 | -29.0 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 53 | Burnell | 30.6 | -29.3 (-49%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 54 | Cleobury Mortimer | 30.1 | -29.8 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 55 | The Meres | 29.6 | -30.3 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 56 | Copthorne | 28.0 | -31.9 (-53%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 57 | Ruyton and Baschurch | 27.9 | -32.0 (-53%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 58 | Llanymynech | 26.0 | -33.9 (-57%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 59 | Corvedale | 24.0 | -35.9 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 60 | Brown Clee | 23.4 | -36.5 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 61 | Chirbury and Worthen | 22.3 | -37.6 (-63%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 62 | St Oswald | 19.8 | -40.1 (-67%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 63 | Radbrook | 19.8 | -40.1 (-67%) | Very low 1/10 |
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