Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 0PY
How much crime is recorded in SY5 0PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,008 (2024)
SY5 0PYShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 0PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 0PY area, 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 0PYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary4.69.1
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.04.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.