Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Oswestry, SY11 1AU

Park Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 232nd 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 Park Avenue (SY11 1AU) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (SY11 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.