Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Unicorn Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Unicorn Road (SY11 2DG) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Oswestry East average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unicorn Road (SY11 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langland Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Unicorn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelf Bank Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Drive
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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