Total Crime Rate
50.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherwood Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 381st highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Sherwood Crescent (TF9 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Crescent (TF9 1NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellesmere Grove, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (4 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 | Sherwood Crescent | Under investigation |
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