Postcode · Ellesmere
Crime in SY12 9LY
How much crime is recorded in SY12 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ellesmere
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
SY12 9LYEllesmere
How safe is SY12 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY12 9LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
SY12 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.