Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 9FG
How much crime is recorded in SY3 9FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,093 (2024)
SY3 9FGShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 9FG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 9FG 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9FGNational
Burglary11.49.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.64.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.