Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 8BL
How much crime is recorded in SY5 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,345 (2024)
SY5 8BLShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 8BL area, 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
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.01.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.