Total Crime Rate

300.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 300.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.9 9/10
  • Other theft 65.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

College Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 College Road (SY11 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 300.7 per 1,000 residents and was 368.2% higher than the Oswestry East average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (SY11 2RZ), 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 College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Judge Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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