Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 139.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yardington area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 80th 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 Yardington (SY13 1BL) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% higher than the Whitchurch North average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardington (SY13 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5398, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yardington area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claypit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alkmund Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mainwaring Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherrymill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherrymill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherrymill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watergate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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