Postcode · Bishops Castle
Crime in SY9 5JR
How much crime is recorded in SY9 5JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clun & Bucknell
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,265 (2024)
SY9 5JRBishops Castle
How safe is SY9 5JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY9 5JR 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5JRNational
Burglary12.99.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.