Crime Rate in Ellesmere Urban, ward

Ellesmere Urban has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 3506th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 344th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ellesmere Urban in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ellesmere Urban’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 145 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ellesmere Urban ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Canal Way, with 34 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around High Street (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.