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Crime in SY2 5

How much crime is recorded in SY2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
15,031 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY2 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY2 5, 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).

SY2 5National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary3.39.1
Shoplifting3.18.4
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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