Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 2JS
How much crime is recorded in SY11 2JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
SY11 2JSOswestry
How safe is SY11 2JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 2JS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 2JSNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Public order4.04.6
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.21.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.