Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Queens Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Queens Road (SY11 2JB) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (SY11 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Morda Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morda Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrers Road —
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Data Sources

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