Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 7JA
How much crime is recorded in SY3 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
SY3 7JAShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 7JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 7JA 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Burglary2.99.1
Shoplifting2.68.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.