Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Battlefield , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Whitchurch Road (SY1 4EL) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Battlefield average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Road (SY1 4EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 50 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sundorne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Sep 2025Public order Roseway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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