Crime Rates at Smithfield Way, Ellesmere, SY12 0FB

Smithfield Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithfield Way (SY12 0FB) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Way (SY12 0FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grosvenor Cottages (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.