Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 362nd 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 Lime Grove (SY11 2QE) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Grove (SY11 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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