Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 5EF
How much crime is recorded in SY4 5EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wem
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
SY4 5EFShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 5EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 5EF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 5EFNational
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.14.6
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.