Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 459th lowest 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 Beech Grove (SY12 0BS) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Ellesmere Urban average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Grove (SY12 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Scotland Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ellesmere Urban| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oswestry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oswestry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oswestry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Magnolia Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oswestry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Magnolia Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oswestry Road | Under investigation |
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