Postcode district · Oswestry
Crime in SY10
How much crime is recorded in SY10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 37,248 (2024)
SY10Postcode district · Oswestry
How safe is SY10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY10, 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
16.7
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).
SY10National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.