Crime Rate in Whitchurch North, ward

Whitchurch North has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 2562nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 255th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitchurch North in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitchurch North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitchurch North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 70 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.