Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 9QR
How much crime is recorded in SY5 9QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
SY5 9QRShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 9QR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 9QR 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
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SY5 9QRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.