Oswestry Central vs Wellington North

Oswestry Central has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,571 crimes in the last 12 months. Wellington North has a safety score of 39/100 (Below Average) with 465 crimes. Wellington North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Oswestry Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wellington North shows +0.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Oswestry Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (642 incidents). In Wellington North, it is Violent Crime (208 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Oswestry Central recorded 291 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wellington North recorded 101. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Oswestry Central totalled 642 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 208 in Wellington North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Oswestry Central recorded 1,440 crimes (now 1,571, a change of +9.1%). Wellington North recorded 462 crimes previously (now 465, +0.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Oswestry Central has a resolution rate of 9.3% and Wellington North has 2.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Oswestry Central falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Wellington North is covered by West Mercia Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Oswestry Central and Wellington North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.