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Crime in DY14 8

How much crime is recorded in DY14 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
11,167 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DY14 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in DY14 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

DY14 8National
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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