Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 295.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oak Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Wem , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Oak Avenue (SY4 5FB) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 413.7% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (SY4 5FB), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Avenue. Police recorded 50 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 Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickins Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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