Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Wickets area has the 7th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 49th 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 The Wickets (SY4 3PB) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 229.1% higher than the Bagley average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 210.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wickets (SY4 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near The Wickets. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wickets area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Sep 2025Public order The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wickets Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dobell Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Dobell Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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