Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 8PY
How much crime is recorded in SY3 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,155 (2024)
SY3 8PYShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 8PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 8PY area, 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 8PYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.