Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3 9PS
How much crime is recorded in SY3 9PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
SY3 9PSShrewsbury
How safe is SY3 9PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY3 9PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9PSNational
Shoplifting24.48.4
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.34.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.