Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 5BL
How much crime is recorded in SY4 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wem
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
SY4 5BLShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 5BL 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.