Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shrewsbury Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 248th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Road (TF9 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (TF9 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shrewsbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalelands Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Bank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barton'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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