Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cambria Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 463rd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Cambria Avenue (SY12 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambria Avenue (SY12 0BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oswestry Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scotland Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scotland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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