Market Drayton South
WardNorth east Shropshire. About 4,590 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in Market Drayton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Market Drayton South compares
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Is Market Drayton South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Market Drayton South at a rate of 56.3 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Market Drayton South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (142), other crime (34) and anti-social behaviour (20).
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 ward, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Market Drayton South alone. See Shropshire
Market Drayton South in brief
Market Drayton South had 4,630 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Market Drayton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Market Drayton South, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Market Drayton South, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.