Postcode district · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2
How much crime is recorded in SY2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 25,934 (2024)
SY2Postcode district · Shrewsbury
How safe is SY2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY2, well 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
SY2National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.