Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pyms Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wem , and the 300th lowest 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 Pyms Road (SY4 5AT) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Wem average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pyms Road (SY4 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crown Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wem| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxleigh Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wemsbrook Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Drive | Under investigation |
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