Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tower Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Close (TF9 3BE) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Close (TF9 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Court. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tower Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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