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Crime in SY5 8

How much crime is recorded in SY5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
16,369 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY5 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY5 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY5 8National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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