Total Crime Rate
139.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mainwaring Drive 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 Mainwaring Drive (SY13 1FF) 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 Mainwaring Drive (SY13 1FF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whitchurch North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mainwaring Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Alkmund Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Church Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherrymill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherrymill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherrymill Hill | Under investigation |
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