Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 4BL
How much crime is recorded in SY11 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
SY11 4BLOswestry
How safe is SY11 4BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 4BL 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.