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Crime in SY9 5

How much crime is recorded in SY9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,723 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY9 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY9 5, 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
16.9
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).

SY9 5National
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.14.6
Theft from the person1.32.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

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.

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