Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • 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 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 155th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithfield Road (TF9 1EW) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithfield Road (TF9 1EW), 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercian Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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