Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glentworth Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 299th 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 Glentworth Close (SY10 9PY) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glentworth Close (SY10 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Morda Bank. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oswestry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morda Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morda Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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