Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 2UG
How much crime is recorded in SY1 2UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Greenfields
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,981 (2024)
SY1 2UGShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 2UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 2UG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2UGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Public order0.84.6
Other theft0.64.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.