Postcode district · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY3
How much crime is recorded in SY3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 47,417 (2024)
SY3Postcode district · Shrewsbury
How safe is SY3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY3, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
SY3National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Shoplifting8.68.4
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.