Postcode · Oswestry
Crime in SY11 4FE
How much crime is recorded in SY11 4FE, 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
- 1,294 (2024)
SY11 4FEOswestry
How safe is SY11 4FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY11 4FE area, well 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 4FENational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.