Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 9NT
How much crime is recorded in SY3 9NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
SY3 9NTShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 9NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 9NT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 9NTNational
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.