Market Drayton
Middle areaNorth east Shropshire. 12,817 people in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 42% of people in Market Drayton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Market Drayton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Drayton at a rate of 68.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 398 |
| Other crime | 153 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 |
| Shoplifting | 77 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Market Drayton compares
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Is Market Drayton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Drayton at a rate of 68.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Market Drayton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (398), other crime (153) and anti-social behaviour (113).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Shropshire
These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Market Drayton alone. See Shropshire
Market Drayton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Market Drayton was £225,475 in 2025.
Market Drayton had 12,588 usual residents at the census.
About 42% of people in Market Drayton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Market Drayton, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.