Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 2LY
How much crime is recorded in SY1 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Greenfields
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,217 (2024)
SY1 2LYShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 2LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 2LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.94.6
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.