Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Stafford Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 331st 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 Stafford Street (TF9 1HE) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (TF9 1HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Betton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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