St Martin's, Shropshire: Safety
Safety
St Martin's has crime levels that match the national average overall, but anti-social behaviour is notably lower than the UK norm and vehicle crime sits well below regional levels.
The neighbourhood recorded 341 crimes in 2024, rising to 378 in 2025. Both years came in below the UK average for a comparable area. Anti-social behaviour was 48 incidents in 2024 and 46 in 2025 — well under the national benchmark of around 110. Vehicle crime stays consistently low at 7 to 9 incidents per year, compared to 36 nationally.
Through 2026 so far, the monthly average has dropped to around 23 incidents, which is a positive sign. Burglary did rise in 2025, though it's tracking lower again this year.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Martin's ward (West Mercia Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Martin's ward: West Mercia Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Martin's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
44.6
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Ellesmere Urban
66.8
Higher than
Ruyton & Baschurch
29.3
Lower than
Selattyn & Gobowen
62
Higher than
The Meres
27.7
Similar to
Whittington
44.9
Lower than
Chirk North
105.7
Lower than
Chirk South
119.6
Higher than
Dyffryn Ceiriog
39.7
Lower than
Marchwiel
51.3
Higher than
Overton and Maelor South
38.2
Lower than
Penycae and Ruabon South
90.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Martin's ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences45%40%
- Other theft12%6%
- Anti-social behaviour12%11%
- Public order7%6%
- Criminal damage and arson7%7%
- Burglary6%4%
- Other crime3%2%
- Vehicle crime2%7%
- Shoplifting2%9%
- Drugs2%3%
- Possession of weapons1%2%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
