Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 7AB
How much crime is recorded in SY3 7AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
SY3 7ABShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 7AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 7AB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.