Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ferrers Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferrers Road (SY11 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferrers Road (SY11 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferrers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5069 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Salop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coney Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5069 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 Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B5069 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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