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Crime in SY7 9

How much crime is recorded in SY7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,033 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY7 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY7 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY7 9National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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