Total Crime Rate

38.6 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Drawwell Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wem , and the 496th lowest 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 Drawwell Lane (SY4 5ET) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drawwell Lane (SY4 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drawwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickins Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5476 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oak Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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