Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 129.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dairy Grove area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ellesmere Urban , and the 90th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dairy Grove (SY12 0GA) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dairy Grove (SY12 0GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Way, where police recorded 30 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dairy Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Canal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brownlow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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