Total Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandringham Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Oswestry East , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 1,000 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 Sandringham Avenue (SY11 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Oswestry East average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandringham Avenue (SY11 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whittington Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oswestry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandringham Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Lea | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Unicorn Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Unicorn Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascot Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascot Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Unicorn Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Unicorn Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandringham Avenue | β |
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