Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 4QA
How much crime is recorded in SY1 4QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,953 (2024)
SY1 4QAShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 4QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 4QA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.