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Crime in SY1 9

How much crime is recorded in SY1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
2,612 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY1 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY1 9, 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY1 9National
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Shoplifting25.68.4
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Public order10.14.6
Drugs7.92.4
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft4.84.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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