Postcode sector · Whitchurch
Crime in SY13 9
How much crime is recorded in SY13 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 1,616 (2024)
SY13 9Postcode sector · Whitchurch
How safe is SY13 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY13 9, 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Shoplifting12.68.4
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.