Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 7PL
How much crime is recorded in SY3 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,331 (2024)
SY3 7PLShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 7PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 7PL 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
21.3
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 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Public order5.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Burglary3.69.1
Robbery2.61.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.