Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Drive (SY12 0BX) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (SY12 0BX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswestry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswestry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswestry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oswestry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Magnolia Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Magnolia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswestry Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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