Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 4BF
How much crime is recorded in SY1 4BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,179 (2024)
SY1 4BFShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 4BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 4BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 4BFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Shoplifting9.08.4
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.