Crime Rate in Market Drayton West, ward

Market Drayton West has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 2385th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 227th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Market Drayton West in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Market Drayton West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 249 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Market Drayton West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.