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Crime in SY1 1

How much crime is recorded in SY1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
2,418 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 82.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
82.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
191
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).

SY1 1National
Violence and sexual offences76.323.6
Shoplifting28.48.4
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Public order17.04.6
Burglary16.89.1
Drugs12.82.4
Other theft9.74.5
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Theft from the person2.72.1
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

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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