Postcode area · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY
How much crime is recorded in SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 393,735 (2024)
SYPostcode area · Shrewsbury
How safe is SY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary5.89.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.