Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 4HS
How much crime is recorded in SY1 4HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,851 (2024)
SY1 4HSShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 4HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 4HS area, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4HSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs2.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.