Total Crime Rate

306.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 306.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.4 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kiln Bank Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kiln Bank Road (TF9 1LB) in the last 12 months was 306.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.3% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 197.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kiln Bank Road (TF9 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Shropshire Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kiln Bank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shropshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shropshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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