Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gower Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 206th 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 Gower Place (SY11 2DF) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Oswestry East average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Place (SY11 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gower Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Monkmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkmoor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardmillan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicorn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gower Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardmillan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malory Road —
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Data Sources

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