Total Crime Rate
91.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Burgage 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 The Burgage (TF9 1EQ) 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 The Burgage (TF9 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheshire Street (18 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 | Other theft | Maer Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Campbell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unicorn Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unicorn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Unicorn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Unicorn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frogmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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