Crime Rates at Ash Villas, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LP

Ash Villas area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Martin's , and the 284th 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 Ash Villas (SY11 3LP) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Villas (SY11 3LP), 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.