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63 Wards · England & WalesUpdated April 2026Source: Police.uk

Crime by Area in Shropshire

Compare crime rates across all 63 wards in Shropshire. Filter by crime type to find the safest and highest-crime areas. Click any ward to see specific hotspot locations.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry
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Fastest Rising (3 months)

Burnell +187.5% trending_upRadbrook +125.0% trending_upClun +111.1% trending_up
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Fastest Improving (3 months)

Cheswardine -70.0% trending_downBrown Clee -66.7% trending_downSevern Valley -62.1% trending_down

Top 10 Wards by Rate

All Wards — Ranked by Crime Rate

All crime types
#WardRate /1kCount
1
Quarry and Coton Hill
 125.2 100 chevron_right
2
Castlefields and Ditherington
 84.4 46 chevron_right
3
Meole
 83.7 32 chevron_right
4
Market Drayton East
 82.7 36 chevron_right
5
Monkmoor
 80.3 26 chevron_right
6
Sundorne
 76.6 25 chevron_right
7
Ludlow East
 71.0 21 chevron_right
8
Battlefield
 69.4 35 chevron_right
9
Ludlow North
 69.2 33 chevron_right
10
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts
 69.1 29 chevron_right
11
Oswestry East
 66.7 63 chevron_right
12
Bowbrook
 63.1 24 chevron_right
13
Oswestry South
 62.4 77 chevron_right
14
Whitchurch North
 59.7 38 chevron_right
15
Ellesmere Urban
 58.8 21 chevron_right
16
Harlescott
 58.6 31 chevron_right
17
Whitchurch South
 56.6 18 chevron_right
18
Broseley
 56.4 22 chevron_right
19
Wem
 55.4 32 chevron_right
20
Bagley
 54.6 16 chevron_right
21
Underdale
 54.5 18 chevron_right
22
Highley
 51.6 14 chevron_right
23
Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton
 50.8 48 chevron_right
24
Shifnal North
 50.3 32 chevron_right
25
Tern
 50.0 26 chevron_right
26
Rea Valley
 48.6 11 chevron_right
27
Hodnet
 47.7 25 chevron_right
28
Belle Vue
 47.6 13 chevron_right
29
Bridgnorth West and Tasley
 47.2 25 chevron_right
30
St Martin's
 46.9 29 chevron_right
31
Albrighton
 45.1 12 chevron_right
32
Ludlow South
 44.6 18 chevron_right
33
Market Drayton West
 43.8 28 chevron_right
34
Abbey
 43.3 22 chevron_right
35
Longden
 42.1 13 chevron_right
36
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn
 40.7 22 chevron_right
37
Porthill
 40.6 15 chevron_right
38
Church Stretton and Craven Arms
 40.5 27 chevron_right
39
Oswestry West
 38.7 15 chevron_right
40
Much Wenlock
 37.8 9 chevron_right
41
Clun
 37.3 19 chevron_right
42
Severn Valley
 36.5 11 chevron_right
43
Shifnal South and Cosford
 33.3 29 chevron_right
44
Copthorne
 32.8 19 chevron_right
45
Prees
 32.8 10 chevron_right
46
Alveley and Claverley
 32.4 15 chevron_right
47
Clee
 31.3 17 chevron_right
48
Radbrook
 28.9 18 chevron_right
49
Chirbury and Worthen
 28.1 5 chevron_right
50
St Oswald
 27.5 15 chevron_right
51
Burnell
 27.1 23 chevron_right
52
Shawbury
 27.1 19 chevron_right
53
Worfield
 26.3 7 chevron_right
54
Loton
 24.7 6 chevron_right
55
The Meres
 24.4 16 chevron_right
56
Cleobury Mortimer
 24.4 19 chevron_right
57
Llanymynech
 24.4 8 chevron_right
58
Bishop's Castle
 22.9 5 chevron_right
59
Ruyton and Baschurch
 22.7 6 chevron_right
60
Brown Clee
 22.1 5 chevron_right
61
Whittington
 21.7 19 chevron_right
62
Corvedale
 20.7 11 chevron_right
63
Cheswardine
 16.9 3 chevron_right
About this data: Crime rates are annualised per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. 3-month trend compares the most recent month against 3 months prior. Data covers England and Wales only and is sourced from police.uk monthly crime records. Full methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which area of Shropshire has the highest crime rate?

Quarry and Coton Hill has the highest crime rate in Shropshire, with 125.2 crimes per 1,000 residents annually. Click the ward name to see its specific hotspot locations.

Which is the safest ward in Shropshire?

Cheswardine has the lowest crime rate among Shropshire's wards, with 16.9 crimes per 1,000 residents annually.

How many wards does Shropshire have?

Shropshire has 63 electoral wards with crime data available from police.uk.