Much Wenlock
WardSouth east Shropshire. About 4,501 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 91 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Much Wenlock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Much Wenlock compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Much Wenlock safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Much Wenlock at a rate of 56.1 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, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Much Wenlock.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (66), violence and sexual offences (63) and burglary (15).
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 Much Wenlock alone. See Shropshire
Much Wenlock in brief
Much Wenlock had 4,490 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Much Wenlock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Much Wenlock, 59.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Much Wenlock, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.