Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 2LL
How much crime is recorded in SY4 2LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,336 (2024)
SY4 2LLShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 2LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 2LL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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).
SY4 2LLNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Other theft2.74.5
Public order0.94.6
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 64% 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.