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Crime Rates in Shropshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

64.5

64.5

Low 2/10

Last updated: 09.10.2024

Annual total crime rate in Shropshire, (local authority district) is 64.5 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 23.9 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 10 3/10
Shoplifting 6.84 5/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.24 3/10
Other theft 4.58 2/10
Public order 4.58 3/10
Burglary 3.02 4/10
Vehicle crime 2.14 2/10
Other crime 1.3 3/10
Drugs 1.26 2/10
Possession of weapons 0.633 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.374 2/10
Robbery 0.309 2/10
Theft from the person 0.26 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 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 Worthen24.6 low
2. Clun25.9 low
3. Llanymynech26 low
4. Brown Clee27.1 low
5. Ruyton and Baschurch27.9 low
6. Burnell30 low
7. Corvedale31.4 low
8. Shawbury31.6 low
9. Bishop's Castle31.6 low
10. Cleobury Mortimer31.9 low
11. Whittington32.8 low
12. Radbrook34.9 low
13. Clee37.3 low
14. Severn Valley37.5 low
15. Loton39.5 low
16. Prees40.8 low
17. Albrighton40.9 low
18. Bridgnorth West and Tasley41.6 low
19. Cheswardine42.2 low
20. Hodnet42.3 low
21. Shifnal North42.8 low
22. Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn42.9 low
23. Tern44.3 low
24. Copthorne44.4 low
25. The Meres45 low
26. Alveley and Claverley47.2 low
27. Worfield47.5 low
28. Longden47.9 low
29. Shifnal South and Cosford48.6 low
30. Much Wenlock49.1 low
31. Porthill49.9 low
32. St Martin's50.1 low
33. St Oswald50.7 low
34. Church Stretton and Craven Arms50.7 low
35. Wem50.8 low
36. Highley52 low
37. Belle Vue56.4 low
38. Rea Valley58.1 low
39. Bagley59.5 low
40. Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton59.6 low
41. Market Drayton West60 low
42. Ellesmere Urban61.4 low
43. Oswestry East62.6 low
44. Ludlow South62.7 low
45. Underdale63.8 low
46. Broseley68.3 low
47. Bowbrook69.4 low
48. Oswestry West71.4 low
49. Whitchurch North78.1 low
50. Whitchurch South82.7 low
51. Abbey83.1 low
52. Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts83.1 low
53. Ludlow East83.1 low
54. Market Drayton East84 low
55. Monkmoor96.4 low
56. Meole103 low
57. Sundorne106 low
58. Castlefields and Ditherington117 medium
59. Ludlow North133 medium
60. Battlefield137 medium
61. Harlescott165 medium
62. Oswestry South191 medium
63. Quarry and Coton Hill346 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

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