Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY5 9RY
How much crime is recorded in SY5 9RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
SY5 9RYShrewsbury
How safe is SY5 9RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY5 9RY 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
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 9RYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.