Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oswestry Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 191st highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswestry Road (SY12 0EB) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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

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