Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 6EF
How much crime is recorded in SY5 6EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
SY5 6EFShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 6EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 5.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 6EF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 6EFNational
Violence and sexual offences4.423.6
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.01.4
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 62% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.