Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4 5SU
How much crime is recorded in SY4 5SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
SY4 5SUShrewsbury
How safe is SY4 5SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY4 5SU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.