Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 8PG
How much crime is recorded in SY3 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
SY3 8PGShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 8PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 8PG 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8PGNational
Burglary6.69.1
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Public order0.34.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.