Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2 5RD
How much crime is recorded in SY2 5RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Monkmoor
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
SY2 5RDShrewsbury
How safe is SY2 5RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY2 5RD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 5RDNational
Violence and sexual offences38.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order7.24.6
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime3.81.5
Burglary1.69.1
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.