Total Crime Rate
91.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Smithfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Smithfield Road (TF9 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Market Drayton East average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smithfield Road (TF9 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfields Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Market Drayton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Unicorn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mercian Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mercian Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unicorn Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unicorn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Unicorn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfields Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maer Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfields Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfields Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mercian Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mercian Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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