Crime Rate in Much Wenlock, ward

Much Wenlock has the 18th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 1472nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 133rd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Much Wenlock in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Much Wenlock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Much Wenlock ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Falcons Court, with 38 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.