Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1 9UP
How much crime is recorded in SY1 9UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury London Road
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
SY1 9UPShrewsbury
How safe is SY1 9UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY1 9UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
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 9UPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.62.4
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.