Total Crime Rate

456.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 456.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Public order 57.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oswald Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 10th 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 Oswald Road (SY11 1RE) in the last 12 months was 456.8 per 1,000 residents and was 868.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 205.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Road (SY11 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bailey Street, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Hill (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oswald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5069 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albion Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4580 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4580 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coney Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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