Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 4LE
How much crime is recorded in SY4 4LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shawbury & Weston
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
SY4 4LEShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 4LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 4LE area, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4LENational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order3.64.6
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.