Postcode · Bishops Castle
Crime in SY9 5HB
How much crime is recorded in SY9 5HB, 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)
How safe is SY9 5HB
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 5HB 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SY9 5HBNational
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.