Total Crime Rate

78.3 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 78.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 224th 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 Victoria Street (SY12 0AA) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Ellesmere Urban average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (SY12 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Way, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithfield Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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