Crap Towns / Wem / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Wem?
The police recorded 5.4 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Wem from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% lower than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 5.4, up from 5.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 27.0 km | 13.1 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 27.8 km | 9.9 |
| Shrewsbury | 16.4 km | 8.1 |
| Telford | 25.1 km | 7.4 |
| Oswestry | 22.0 km | 6.8 |
| Market Drayton | 16.8 km | 6.8 |
| Whitchurch | 12.7 km | 6.3 |
| Wem | – | 5.4 |
| Nantwich | 27.0 km | 5.1 |
| Newport | 25.4 km | 3.7 |
| Bayston Hill | 20.6 km | 1.2 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |