Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 8UP
How much crime is recorded in SY3 8UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
SY3 8UPShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 8UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 8UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8UPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary5.89.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.