Total Crime Rate

317.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 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 317.0 10/10
  • Other theft 83.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 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

Oak Drive area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Drive (SY11 2RY) in the last 12 months was 317.0 per 1,000 residents and was 350.2% higher than the Oswestry East average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Drive (SY11 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radfords Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greystones Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greystones Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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