Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 9FT
How much crime is recorded in SY3 9FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,969 (2024)
SY3 9FTShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 9FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 9FT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 9FTNational
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Public order1.24.6
Other theft1.04.5
Burglary0.99.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.