Total Crime Rate

455.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 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 455.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Other theft 91.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 11th 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 3AA) in the last 12 months was 455.7 per 1,000 residents and was 355.5% 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 Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Street (TF9 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Unicorn Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cheshire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson 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
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mercian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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