Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 2ND
How much crime is recorded in SY11 2ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,982 (2024)
SY11 2NDOswestry
How safe is SY11 2ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 2ND area, below 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 2NDNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.99.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.81.5
Other theft0.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.