Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 4HT
How much crime is recorded in SY1 4HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
SY1 4HTShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 4HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 4HT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 4HTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Public order7.64.6
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.