Oswestry Rural North vs Wem Town and Rural

Oswestry Rural North has a safety score of 14/100 (High Crime) and recorded 687 crimes in the last 12 months. Wem Town and Rural has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) with 660 crimes. Wem Town and Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Oswestry Rural North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wem Town and Rural shows +5.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Oswestry Rural North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (323 incidents). In Wem Town and Rural, it is Violent Crime (275 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Oswestry Rural North recorded 99 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wem Town and Rural recorded 124. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Oswestry Rural North totalled 323 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 275 in Wem Town and Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Oswestry Rural North recorded 635 crimes (now 687, a change of +8.2%). Wem Town and Rural recorded 624 crimes previously (now 660, +5.8%).

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 Rural North has a resolution rate of 10.2% and Wem Town and Rural has 13.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Oswestry Rural North falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Wem Town and Rural 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 Rural North and Wem Town and Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.