Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pyms Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Wem , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Pyms Road (SY4 5UU) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pyms Road (SY4 5UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowe Hill Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wem| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lowe Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
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