Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caer Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caer Road (SY11 1ED) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 129.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caer Road (SY11 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4580 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4580 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Llwyn Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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