Wem
Middle areaNorth Shropshire. 6,325 people in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 61% of people in Wem live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wem
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wem at a rate of 70.2 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 | 217 |
| Other crime | 69 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wem compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wem safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wem at a rate of 70.2 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, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wem.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), other crime (69) and anti-social behaviour (66).
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 Wem alone. See Shropshire
Wem in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wem was £252,000 in 2025.
Wem had 6,283 usual residents at the census.
About 61% of people in Wem live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wem, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.