Crap Towns / Market Drayton / Crime

How much crime is there in Market Drayton?

The police recorded 64.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Market Drayton from September 2023 to August 2026, 15% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 62.4, down from 64.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	64.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	66.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	62.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.8	7.0
Shoplifting	6.1	7.1
Other theft	5.8	5.4
Public order	4.8	6.6
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	24.3 km	116
Crewe	21.0 km	102
Telford	24.4 km	88.0
Newcastle-under-Lyme	20.7 km	79.5
Nantwich	17.8 km	75.4
Market Drayton	–	64.4
Stone	23.1 km	62.3
Whitchurch	15.2 km	60.5
Wem	16.8 km	53.1
Newport	17.2 km	47.3
Haslington	22.4 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2