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Postcode sector · Whitchurch

Crime in SY13 2

How much crime is recorded in SY13 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,620 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY13 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY13 2, 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

SY13 2National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary9.29.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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