Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salisbury Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 245th 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 Salisbury Road (TF9 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Market Drayton East average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Road (TF9 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shropshire Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shropshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shropshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clive Road | Under investigation |
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