Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 85.0 7/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Union Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bishop's Castle , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (SY9 5DF) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Bishop's Castle average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (SY9 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welsh Street Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billingsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billingsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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