Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 262nd 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 Sycamore Drive (SY11 2RS) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (SY11 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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