Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 4QS
How much crime is recorded in SY4 4QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ironbridge, Admaston & Higher Ercall
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,438 (2024)
SY4 4QSShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 4QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 4QS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 4QSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.