Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Wharfage area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Whitchurch North , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wharfage (SY13 1SA) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Whitchurch North average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wharfage (SY13 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wharfage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Claypit Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Foxes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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