Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foxleigh Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Wem , and the 482nd 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 Foxleigh Drive (SY4 5BP) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Wem average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxleigh Drive (SY4 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Meadow (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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Summerfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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