Crime Rate in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn, ward

Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 2176th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 206th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 28 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Road (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.