Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dairy Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 154th 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 Dairy Close (TF9 1EB) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dairy Close (TF9 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shropshire Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dairy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shropshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shropshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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