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Crime in SY12 9

How much crime is recorded in SY12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
9,964 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY12 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY12 9, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY12 9National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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