Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellesmere Road (SY1 2PT) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Bagley average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Road (SY1 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfield Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jane'S Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ellesmere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benbow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jane'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jane'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falstaff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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