Total Crime Rate

63.2 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Unicorn Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 301st 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 Unicorn Road (SY11 2UD) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 7 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unicorn Road (SY11 2UD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Unicorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornovii Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelf Bank Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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