Total Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beech Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shifnal North , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 1,000 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 Beech Drive (TF11 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Shifnal North average (53.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Drive (TF11 8HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Willows, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrews Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wheatfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Willows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tudor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broadway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunstanville Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Willows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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