Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 9ES
How much crime is recorded in SY5 9ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,175 (2024)
SY5 9ESShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 9ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 9ES area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9ESNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary11.29.1
Other theft7.34.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.