Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY10 9ND
How much crime is recorded in SY10 9ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry West
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,097 (2024)
SY10 9NDOswestry
How safe is SY10 9ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY10 9ND area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9NDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Burglary0.19.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.