Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Shropshire has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 55th 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 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the West Midlands region average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shropshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8,080 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 72 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 46.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9,725 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 61.6 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quarry and Coton Hill | 287.0 | 225.3 (366%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Oswestry South | 124.0 | 62.4 (101%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Harlescott | 113.8 | 52.2 (85%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Battlefield | 109.4 | 47.7 (77%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 5 | Market Drayton East | 98.5 | 36.8 (60%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Monkmoor | 96.9 | 35.3 (57%) | High 8/10 |
| 7 | Ludlow North | 94.8 | 33.1 (54%) | High 8/10 |
| 8 | Castlefields and Ditherington | 93.7 | 32.1 (52%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts | 82.3 | 20.6 (33%) | High 7/10 |
| 10 | Whitchurch North | 81.7 | 20.1 (33%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Ludlow East | 76.3 | 14.7 (24%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Bowbrook | 70.9 | 9.3 (15%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 13 | Ellesmere Urban | 68.0 | 6.4 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 14 | Abbey | 67.6 | 6.0 (10%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | Tern | 66.0 | 4.4 (7%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 16 | Oswestry East | 63.3 | 1.7 (3%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 17 | Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton | 60.5 | -1.1 (-2%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 18 | Ludlow South | 59.3 | -2.4 (-4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 19 | Broseley | 57.2 | -4.4 (-7%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 20 | Shifnal North | 56.5 | -5.1 (-8%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 21 | Sundorne | 56.1 | -5.5 (-9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 22 | Highley | 55.9 | -5.7 (-9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 23 | Bishop's Castle | 55.9 | -5.8 (-9%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 24 | St Martin's | 54.2 | -7.4 (-12%) | Low 4/10 |
| 25 | Bagley | 54.1 | -7.6 (-12%) | Low 4/10 |
| 26 | Rea Valley | 53.8 | -7.9 (-13%) | Low 4/10 |
| 27 | Wem | 53.3 | -8.3 (-14%) | Low 4/10 |
| 28 | Bridgnorth West and Tasley | 53.1 | -8.6 (-14%) | Low 4/10 |
| 29 | Underdale | 50.4 | -11.2 (-18%) | Low 4/10 |
| 30 | Belle Vue | 50.0 | -11.6 (-19%) | Low 4/10 |
| 31 | Market Drayton West | 49.4 | -12.3 (-20%) | Low 4/10 |
| 32 | Meole | 46.0 | -15.6 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 33 | Porthill | 46.0 | -15.7 (-25%) | Low 3/10 |
| 34 | Albrighton | 45.9 | -15.7 (-26%) | Low 3/10 |
| 35 | Whitchurch South | 45.9 | -15.8 (-26%) | Low 3/10 |
| 36 | Hodnet | 45.1 | -16.5 (-27%) | Low 3/10 |
| 37 | Longden | 45.1 | -16.6 (-27%) | Low 3/10 |
| 38 | Church Stretton and Craven Arms | 44.8 | -16.8 (-27%) | Low 3/10 |
| 39 | Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn | 44.3 | -17.4 (-28%) | Low 3/10 |
| 40 | Whittington | 41.1 | -20.5 (-33%) | Low 3/10 |
| 41 | Alveley and Claverley | 40.7 | -21.0 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 42 | Shifnal South and Cosford | 40.5 | -21.2 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 43 | Worfield | 40.4 | -21.2 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 44 | Much Wenlock | 40.1 | -21.5 (-35%) | Low 3/10 |
| 45 | Severn Valley | 39.9 | -21.7 (-35%) | Low 3/10 |
| 46 | Loton | 38.5 | -23.1 (-38%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 47 | Oswestry West | 38.3 | -23.3 (-38%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 48 | Clee | 37.1 | -24.5 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 49 | Shawbury | 36.8 | -24.8 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 50 | Prees | 36.7 | -24.9 (-40%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 51 | Burnell | 32.4 | -29.3 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 52 | Clun | 30.9 | -30.8 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 53 | Ruyton and Baschurch | 30.2 | -31.5 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 54 | Copthorne | 28.5 | -33.2 (-54%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 55 | Cleobury Mortimer | 28.2 | -33.4 (-54%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 56 | Cheswardine | 27.1 | -34.6 (-56%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 57 | The Meres | 26.6 | -35.1 (-57%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 58 | Corvedale | 25.5 | -36.2 (-59%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 59 | St Oswald | 24.4 | -37.2 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 60 | Llanymynech | 24.2 | -37.5 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 61 | Radbrook | 23.2 | -38.5 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 62 | Brown Clee | 22.0 | -39.6 (-64%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 63 | Chirbury and Worthen | 19.9 | -41.7 (-68%) | Very low 1/10 |
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