Crime Rate in Prees, ward

Prees has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 1128th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 96th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Prees in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prees’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prees ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.