Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 3DE
How much crime is recorded in SY1 3DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,685 (2024)
SY1 3DEShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 3DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 3DE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 3DENational
Violence and sexual offences45.723.6
Shoplifting11.78.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.41.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.