Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2 5AA
How much crime is recorded in SY2 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
SY2 5AAShrewsbury
How safe is SY2 5AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY2 5AA area, 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
SY2 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Burglary3.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.