Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 3PL
How much crime is recorded in SY4 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,314 (2024)
SY4 3PLShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 3PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 3PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3PLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 72% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.