Total Crime Rate
452.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Drive area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Market Drayton East , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Milton Drive (TF9 3SP) in the last 12 months was 452.5 per 1,000 residents and was 353.8% higher than the Market Drayton East average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Drive (TF9 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Market Drayton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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