Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • 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
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

Sharps Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 111th 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 Sharps Drive (SY13 1JP) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Whitchurch North average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharps Drive (SY13 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow View Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharps Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thompson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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