Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 2PP
How much crime is recorded in SY11 2PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
SY11 2PPOswestry
How safe is SY11 2PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 2PP 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
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 2PPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Other theft12.14.5
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary7.29.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.