Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 2EB
How much crime is recorded in SY1 2EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Greenfields
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,989 (2024)
SY1 2EBShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 2EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 2EB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
SY1 2EBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Shoplifting10.68.4
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.99.1
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.