Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2 5LN
How much crime is recorded in SY2 5LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Monkmoor
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,260 (2024)
SY2 5LNShrewsbury
How safe is SY2 5LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY2 5LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
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 5LNNational
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary2.79.1
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 90% 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.