Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Thomas Penson Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Martin's , and the 168th 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 Thomas Penson Road (SY11 3GW) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher than the St Martin's average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Penson Road (SY11 3GW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henry Robertson Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Penson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trumpet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trumpet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chirk Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Robertson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Penson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trewern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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