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Crime in SY11 1

How much crime is recorded in SY11 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,993 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY11 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY11 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY11 1National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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