Postcode · Bishops Castle
Crime in SY9 5EE
How much crime is recorded in SY9 5EE, 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
- 2,233 (2024)
SY9 5EEBishops Castle
How safe is SY9 5EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY9 5EE area, 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
SY9 5EENational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary11.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.13.5
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.