Crime Rates at Willow Crescent, Ellesmere, SY12 0AJ

Willow Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 285th 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 Willow Crescent (SY12 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Ellesmere Urban average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Crescent (SY12 0AJ), 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.