Total Crime Rate
114.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Liverpool Road West area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 115th 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 Liverpool Road West (SY11 1PE) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road West (SY11 1PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oswestry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crestwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Liverpool Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arundel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
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