Total Crime Rate

371.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.5 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 371.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheshire Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 16th 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 Cheshire Street (TF9 1PR) in the last 12 months was 371.8 per 1,000 residents and was 271.6% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Street (TF9 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shropshire Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cheshire Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shropshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shropshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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