Total Crime Rate

183.3 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 183.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chapel Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wem , and the 52nd 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 Chapel Lane (SY4 5DX) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 251.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (SY4 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near B5476. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5476 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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