Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lowe Hill Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wem , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowe Hill Gardens (SY4 5TY) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Wem average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowe Hill Gardens (SY4 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5063, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowe Hill Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5063 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowe Hill Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Bailey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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