Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 3XT
How much crime is recorded in SY1 3XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,312 (2024)
SY1 3XTShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 3XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 3XT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3XTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Public order0.64.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Burglary0.19.1
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.