Postcode district · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY1
How much crime is recorded in SY1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 32,700 (2024)
SY1Postcode district · Shrewsbury
How safe is SY1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY1, broadly in line with 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
33.3
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).
SY1National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
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.