Postcode district · Bishops Castle
Crime in SY9
How much crime is recorded in SY9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 10,723 (2024)
SY9Postcode district · Bishops Castle
How safe is SY9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY9, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY9National
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
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.