Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 0FE
How much crime is recorded in SY5 0FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
SY5 0FEShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 0FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 0FE 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
SY5 0FENational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.