Crime Rate in Market Drayton East, ward

Market Drayton East has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 1778th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 154th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Market Drayton East in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Market Drayton East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 244 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Market Drayton East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fairfields Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.