Crime Rates at Powis Place, Oswestry, SY11 1JU

Powis Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powis Place (SY11 1JU) in the last 12 months was 387.8 per 1,000 residents and was 722.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 182.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powis Place (SY11 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.