Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 2EB
How much crime is recorded in SY11 2EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
SY11 2EBOswestry
How safe is SY11 2EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 2EB 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 2EBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary3.29.1
Shoplifting2.18.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.