Crime Rates at High Street, Whitchurch, SY13 1BB

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 High Street (SY13 1BB) in the last 12 months was 364.0 per 1,000 residents and was 341.5% higher than the Whitchurch North average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 197.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SY13 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5398 (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.