Total Crime Rate

243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Alkmunds Meadow area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 38th 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 St Alkmunds Meadow (SY13 1GY) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 195.4% higher than the Whitchurch North average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Alkmunds Meadow (SY13 1GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Alkmunds Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherrymill Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mainwaring Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Newtown Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yardington —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yardington Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yardington Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order St Alkmund Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Alkmund Meadow —
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Data Sources

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