Crime Rate in St Oswald, ward

St Oswald has the 6th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 505th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Oswald in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Oswald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Oswald ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 120 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Weston Close (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.