Postcode district · Ellesmere
Crime in SY12
How much crime is recorded in SY12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 13,455 (2024)
SY12Postcode district · Ellesmere
How safe is SY12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY12, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
SY12National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.