Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Chirk Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in St Martin's , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Chirk Road (SY11 3LW) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Chirk Road (SY11 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Almond Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Chirk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Robertson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trumpet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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