Ross-on-Wye vs Shrewsbury Rural West

Ross-on-Wye has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,224 crimes in the last 12 months. Shrewsbury Rural West has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,686 crimes. Ross-on-Wye scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ross-on-Wye shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shrewsbury Rural West shows +17% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ross-on-Wye, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (427 incidents). In Shrewsbury Rural West, it is Violent Crime (758 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ross-on-Wye recorded 192 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shrewsbury Rural West recorded 317. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ross-on-Wye totalled 427 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 758 in Shrewsbury Rural West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ross-on-Wye recorded 1,334 crimes (now 1,224, a change of -8.3%). Shrewsbury Rural West recorded 1,441 crimes previously (now 1,686, +17%).

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. Ross-on-Wye has a resolution rate of 10.3% and Shrewsbury Rural West has 14.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ross-on-Wye falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Shrewsbury Rural West 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 Ross-on-Wye and Shrewsbury Rural West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.