Total Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grosvenor Cottages 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 Grosvenor Cottages (SY12 0AT) 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 Grosvenor Cottages (SY12 0AT), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellesmere Urban| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brownlow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Diksmuide Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Diksmuide Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Talbot Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smithfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Talbot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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