Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitchurch Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Battlefield , and the 171st highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitchurch Road (SY1 4DW) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Battlefield average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (SY1 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Old Heath. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Heath Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beachley —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Under investigation
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Data Sources

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