Total Crime Rate

138.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Whittington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Martin's , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Whittington Road (SY11 3JL) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% 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 Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Whittington Road (SY11 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammonds Court (6 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trewern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chirk Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trumpet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trumpet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Robertson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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