Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Scotland Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 344th lowest 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 Scotland Street (SY12 0DH) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Ellesmere Urban average (68.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY).

In the area around Scotland Street (SY12 0DH), the main crime hotspot is near Canal Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithfield Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlass Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Telford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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