Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Whittington Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Martin's , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Old Whittington Road (SY11 3JE) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 172.2% higher than the St Martin's average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Whittington Road (SY11 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox'S Field (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Whittington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox'S Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trumpet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammonds Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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