Total Crime Rate

256.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 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 256.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Maer Lane Industrial Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 31st 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 Maer Lane Industrial Estate (TF9 1QS) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maer Lane Industrial Estate (TF9 1QS), 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 Maer Lane Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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