Postcode district · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY4
How much crime is recorded in SY4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 44,896 (2024)
SY4Postcode district · Shrewsbury
How safe is SY4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY4, well 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
SY4National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Shoplifting7.98.4
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.