Crime Rates at Noble Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5GH

Noble Street 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 Noble Street (SY4 5GH) 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 Noble Street (SY4 5GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5063, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5476 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.