Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 5BY
How much crime is recorded in SY4 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wem
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
SY4 5BYShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 5BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 5BY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 5BYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary7.49.1
Public order6.74.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.