Crime Rates at Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RB

Oswald Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Oswald Road (SY11 1RB) in the last 12 months was 407.4 per 1,000 residents and was 793.2% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Road (SY11 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.