Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 1SU
How much crime is recorded in SY11 1SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry West
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
SY11 1SUOswestry
How safe is SY11 1SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 1SU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 1SUNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.