Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY10 8DF
How much crime is recorded in SY10 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
SY10 8DFOswestry
How safe is SY10 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY10 8DF area, well below 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
SY10 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.04.6
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.