The overall crime rate in Shrewsbury postcode area is 65.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 8.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 39.0% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 73% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 8.9% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Shoplifting crime" rate is at 87% of national crime rate which puts Shrewsbury on 31. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 10.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 2.3k cases and has increased by 8.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2023 - August 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 39.0% | 9. lowest | 73% | 8.7k | -19.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 14.9% | 16. lowest | 61% | 3.3k | -24.8% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 10.2% | 31. lowest | 87% | 2.3k | 8.9% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.2% | 9. lowest | 70% | 1.8k | -19.6% |
| Public order crime → | 8.0% | 15. lowest | 72% | 1.8k | -31.9% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.4% | 3. lowest | 56% | 1.4k | -20.8% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.0% | 15. lowest | 63% | 898 | -12.6% |
| Vehicle crime → | 2.4% | 5. lowest | 26% | 530 | -13.7% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.4% | 9. lowest | 57% | 524 | -27.5% |
| Other crime → | 2.1% | 19. lowest | 70% | 460 | -10.5% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.0% | 34. lowest | 75% | 232 | -3.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.6% | 9. lowest | 38% | 129 | -25.4% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.4% | 7. lowest | 22% | 97 | -7.6% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.4% | 6. lowest | 12% | 87 | -26.3% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Shrewsbury postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Shrewsbury postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 9.8 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| Drugs | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 7.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| Violent crime | 25.6 | 35.0 |
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