Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 0LY
How much crime is recorded in SY3 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bayston Hill & Atcham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
SY3 0LYShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 0LY 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
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
SY3 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.