Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2 5YD
How much crime is recorded in SY2 5YD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Monkmoor
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
SY2 5YDShrewsbury
How safe is SY2 5YD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY2 5YD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 5YDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Drugs3.02.4
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Burglary1.09.1
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.