Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Oswestry Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 142nd 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 Oswestry Road (SY12 0EB) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswestry Road (SY12 0EB), 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 Oswestry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswestry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oswestry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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