Total Crime Rate
306.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
197.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shropshire 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shropshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Bank | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Bank | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Unicorn Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shropshire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mercian Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Phoenix Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Phoenix Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mary'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Mary'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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