Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 8LS
How much crime is recorded in SY5 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,313 (2024)
SY5 8LSShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 8LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 8LS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.