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Crime Rates in Shropshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

63.6

63.6

Low 2/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Shropshire, (local authority district) is 63.6 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Shropshire (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 23.8 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 9.93 3/10
Shoplifting 6.48 4/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.18 3/10
Other theft 4.52 2/10
Public order 4.5 3/10
Burglary 2.97 4/10
Vehicle crime 2.07 2/10
Other crime 1.31 3/10
Drugs 1.26 2/10
Possession of weapons 0.652 4/10
Bicycle theft 0.396 2/10
Robbery 0.284 2/10
Theft from the person 0.266 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Shropshire (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Shropshire (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Shropshire (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Shropshire (local authority district) and West Midlands (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Shropshire
    LAD
  • West Midlands
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Shropshire (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Shropshire (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Chirbury and Worthen21 low
2. Llanymynech24.6 low
3. Clun26.1 low
4. Brown Clee27 low
5. Ruyton and Baschurch28.4 low
6. Burnell29.6 low
7. Bishop's Castle30.5 low
8. Corvedale30.8 low
9. Shawbury32.1 low
10. Whittington32.2 low
11. Cleobury Mortimer33.5 low
12. Radbrook34.7 low
13. Clee37.4 low
14. Loton38.6 low
15. Severn Valley39.5 low
16. Prees40.9 low
17. Albrighton41.1 low
18. Hodnet41.1 low
19. Bridgnorth West and Tasley41.4 low
20. Cheswardine42.2 low
21. Copthorne42.9 low
22. The Meres43.5 low
23. Tern44.2 low
24. Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn44.7 low
25. Shifnal North46.1 low
26. Shifnal South and Cosford46.6 low
27. Worfield46.8 low
28. Longden47.5 low
29. St Oswald48.5 low
30. Porthill48.9 low
31. Alveley and Claverley48.9 low
32. Church Stretton and Craven Arms49.5 low
33. St Martin's50.6 low
34. Much Wenlock51.3 low
35. Wem51.6 low
36. Belle Vue52.7 low
37. Bagley57.8 low
38. Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton58.1 low
39. Rea Valley59.1 low
40. Market Drayton West59.6 low
41. Highley60 low
42. Ludlow South60.7 low
43. Oswestry East61.7 low
44. Ellesmere Urban61.9 low
45. Broseley62.8 low
46. Underdale62.9 low
47. Bowbrook66.9 low
48. Oswestry West72.1 low
49. Ludlow East77.2 low
50. Whitchurch North78.7 low
51. Whitchurch South81.4 low
52. Abbey82.5 low
53. Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts83.1 low
54. Market Drayton East83.6 low
55. Monkmoor96.8 low
56. Meole99 low
57. Sundorne100 low
58. Castlefields and Ditherington114 medium
59. Ludlow North126 medium
60. Battlefield129 medium
61. Harlescott162 medium
62. Oswestry South181 medium
63. Quarry and Coton Hill343 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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