Postcode district · Market Drayton
Crime in TF9
How much crime is recorded in TF9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,969 (2024)
TF9Postcode district · Market Drayton
How safe is TF9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TF9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TF9National
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.