Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Somerset Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wem , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Way (SY4 5TW) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Way (SY4 5TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowe Hill Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wem| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bailey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowe Hill Gardens | — |
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