Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilfred Owen Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 151st 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 Wilfred Owen Close (SY11 2ND) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilfred Owen Close (SY11 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mandir Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Judge Meadow (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilfred Owen Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandir Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandir Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llys Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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