Crime Rate in Wem, ward

Wem has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 2804th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 260th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wem in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wem’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 239 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wem ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Oak Avenue, with 47 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.