Postcode district · Oswestry
Crime in SY11
How much crime is recorded in SY11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 41,181 (2024)
SY11Postcode district · Oswestry
How safe is SY11
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY11, 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
SY11National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary4.69.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.