Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 1FF
How much crime is recorded in SY11 1FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
SY11 1FFOswestry
How safe is SY11 1FF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 1FF area, 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
SY11 1FFNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.61.5
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.