Total Crime Rate

264.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 264.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Old Fort Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 31st highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Fort Road (SY11 1EF) in the last 12 months was 264.4 per 1,000 residents and was 311.7% higher than the Oswestry East average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Fort Road (SY11 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Fort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4580 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatacre Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Hignett Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fort Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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