Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 5BB
How much crime is recorded in SY3 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,296 (2024)
SY3 5BBShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 5BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 5BB area, 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.