Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 4UG
How much crime is recorded in SY4 4UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
SY4 4UGShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 4UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 4UG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 4UGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.