Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 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 49.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smithfield Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 379th highest 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 Smithfield Road (TF9 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (TF9 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfields Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Smithfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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