Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thompson Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thompson Drive (SY13 1JL) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Drive (SY13 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow View Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thompson Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharps Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Meadow View Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Belton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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