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Crime Rates in Shropshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

62.5

62.5

Low 2/10

Last updated: 04.12.2024

Annual total crime rate in Shropshire, (local authority district) is 62.5 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 23.4 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 9.79 3/10
Shoplifting 6.27 4/10
Criminal damage and arson 5.12 3/10
Other theft 4.51 2/10
Public order 4.39 3/10
Burglary 2.83 3/10
Vehicle crime 2.02 2/10
Other crime 1.33 3/10
Drugs 1.2 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.652 4/10
Bicycle theft 0.405 2/10
Robbery 0.269 1/10
Theft from the person 0.266 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 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 Worthen22.4 low
2. Llanymynech23.9 low
3. Clun25.1 low
4. Ruyton and Baschurch27.7 low
5. Burnell28.2 low
6. Brown Clee28.4 low
7. Shawbury30.3 low
8. Corvedale30.4 low
9. Bishop's Castle31 low
10. Cleobury Mortimer32.8 low
11. Whittington33.3 low
12. Radbrook34 low
13. Clee37.8 low
14. The Meres39.8 low
15. Loton39.8 low
16. Albrighton39.9 low
17. Copthorne40.3 low
18. Severn Valley40.3 low
19. Prees40.3 low
20. Hodnet40.4 low
21. Cheswardine42.3 low
22. Bridgnorth West and Tasley43.2 low
23. Tern44.2 low
24. Shifnal South and Cosford44.7 low
25. Worfield45.3 low
26. Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn45.4 low
27. Alveley and Claverley45.6 low
28. Shifnal North46.2 low
29. Porthill46.9 low
30. Longden47 low
31. St Oswald48.2 low
32. Church Stretton and Craven Arms48.6 low
33. Much Wenlock48.9 low
34. Wem50.1 low
35. Belle Vue50.2 low
36. St Martin's52.3 low
37. Ludlow South56.7 low
38. Ellesmere Urban58 low
39. Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton58.1 low
40. Bagley59.2 low
41. Oswestry East59.7 low
42. Market Drayton West59.7 low
43. Rea Valley59.9 low
44. Underdale60.1 low
45. Highley60.3 low
46. Broseley62 low
47. Bowbrook66.4 low
48. Oswestry West68.2 low
49. Ludlow East70.4 low
50. Whitchurch North79.6 low
51. Whitchurch South79.7 low
52. Abbey80.5 low
53. Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts82.5 low
54. Market Drayton East85.4 low
55. Monkmoor93 low
56. Meole97.4 low
57. Sundorne97.6 low
58. Castlefields and Ditherington112 medium
59. Ludlow North117 medium
60. Battlefield125 medium
61. Harlescott162 medium
62. Oswestry South171 medium
63. Quarry and Coton Hill341 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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