Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025College Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 489th lowest 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 College Road (SY11 2SH) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around College Road (SY11 2SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langland Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oswestry East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeysuckle Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Llys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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