Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Foxleigh Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wem , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foxleigh Drive (SY4 5BP) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Wem average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxleigh Drive (SY4 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubbery Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foxleigh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxleigh Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wemsbrook Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxleigh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranford Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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