Postcode · Whitchurch
Crime in SY13 1LY
How much crime is recorded in SY13 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitchurch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
SY13 1LYWhitchurch
How safe is SY13 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY13 1LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
SY13 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.