Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.2 1/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Whitefriars area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitefriars (SY11 2LN) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower than the Oswestry East average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefriars (SY11 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitefriars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabin Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chaucer Road 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 2025Shoplifting Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kensington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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