Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 8PG
How much crime is recorded in SY5 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,959 (2024)
SY5 8PGShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 8PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 8PG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 8PGNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary1.49.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.51.5
Other theft0.44.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.