Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 3FB
How much crime is recorded in SY1 3FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
SY1 3FBShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 3FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 3FB 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3FBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary14.39.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.