Crime Rate in Cheswardine, ward

Cheswardine has the 8th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 547th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 36th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cheswardine in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cheswardine’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cheswardine ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.