Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

School Cottages area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Martin's , and the 477th highest 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 School Cottages (SY10 7RR) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the St Martin's average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Cottages (SY10 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookfield Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes Alwyn (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Alwyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashlands Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Alwyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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