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Crime in SY3 8

How much crime is recorded in SY3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,691 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY3 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY3 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY3 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.82.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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