Total Crime Rate

306.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.6 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 306.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.4 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shropshire Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 25th 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 Shropshire Street (TF9 3DA) in the last 12 months was 306.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.3% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 197.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shropshire Street (TF9 3DA), 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 Shropshire Street area

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

Data Sources

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