Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Watts Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shifnal North , and the 466th 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 Watts Drive (TF11 8FR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Shifnal North average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watts Drive (TF11 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Idsall Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Watts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Idsall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watts Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haughton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolpack Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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