The overall crime rate in Shrewsbury postcode area is 64 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 8.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 39.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 72% of national crime rate. 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 75% of national crime rate which puts Shrewsbury on 21. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 9.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 2.1k cases and has decreased by 10.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 39.4% | 7. lowest | 72% | 8.5k | -17.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 14.7% | 13. lowest | 59% | 3.2k | -22.4% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 9.6% | 21. lowest | 75% | 2.1k | -10.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.1% | 8. lowest | 67% | 1.8k | -21.9% |
| Public order crime → | 8.1% | 13. lowest | 71% | 1.8k | -27.4% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.5% | 4. lowest | 55% | 1.4k | -17.3% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.0% | 14. lowest | 60% | 866 | -13.8% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.5% | 8. lowest | 57% | 547 | -21.1% |
| Vehicle crime → | 2.3% | 4. lowest | 24% | 497 | -24.9% |
| Other crime → | 2.2% | 17. lowest | 70% | 485 | -2.4% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.0% | 24. lowest | 70% | 217 | -10.3% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.7% | 10. lowest | 41% | 141 | -7.8% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.4% | 8. lowest | 12% | 93 | -14.7% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.4% | 4. lowest | 19% | 84 | -28.2% |
| 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 | 9.4 | 15.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.2 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 7.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 5.2 | 7.3 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 6.1 | 8.2 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Violent crime | 25.2 | 35.1 |
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