Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2 6HT
How much crime is recorded in SY2 6HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,210 (2024)
SY2 6HTShrewsbury
How safe is SY2 6HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY2 6HT area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6HTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.54.6
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.