Shropshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Shropshire.

Population: 325,415
People in Employment: 142,405 (74.9%)
People Inactive: 41,450 (21.8%)
People Unemployed: 6,305 (3.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 118k
Median Salary: £26,221
Mean Salary: £31,078

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Shropshire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Shropshire for 2024

Shropshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 9,144 crimes and in 2022 there were 9,675 crimes. Which is an decrease of 531 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	4,127	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	121	Getting Better
Burglary	1,021	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,891	Getting Better
Drugs	380	Getting Better
Other crime	408	Getting Better
Other theft	1,814	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	226	Getting Better
Public order	1,806	Getting Better
Robbery	103	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,778	Getting Better
Theft from the person	103	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	720	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	8,379	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Shropshire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Shropshire, with 3135 crimes and 202 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Cheswardine has 91 crimes and 20 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Monkmoor	0	0
Much Wenlock	0	0
Underdale	0	0
Wem	0	0
Whitchurch North	0	0
Whitchurch South	0	0
Worfield	0	0
Abbey	0	0
Albrighton	0	0
Alveley and Claverley	0	0
Bagley	0	0
Battlefield	0	0
Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton	0	0
Belle Vue	0	0
Bishop's Castle	0	0
Bowbrook	0	0
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts	0	0
Bridgnorth West and Tasley	0	0
Broseley	0	0
Brown Clee	0	0
Burnell	0	0
Castlefields and Ditherington	0	0
Cheswardine	0	0
Chirbury and Worthen	0	0
Church Stretton and Craven Arms	0	0
Clee	0	0
Cleobury Mortimer	0	0
Clun	0	0
Copthorne	0	0
Corvedale	0	0
Ellesmere Urban	0	0
Harlescott	0	0
Highley	0	0
Hodnet	0	0
Llanymynech	0	0
Longden	0	0
Loton	0	0
Ludlow East	0	0
Ludlow North	0	0
Ludlow South	0	0
Market Drayton East	0	0
Market Drayton West	0	0
Meole	0	0
Rea Valley	0	0
Porthill	0	0
Prees	0	0
Quarry and Coton Hill	0	0
Radbrook	0	0
St Martin's	0	0
Severn Valley	0	0
Shawbury	0	0
Shifnal North	0	0
Shifnal South and Cosford	0	0
Sundorne	0	0
Tern	0	0
The Meres	0	0
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn	0	0
Oswestry East	0	0
Oswestry South	0	0
Oswestry West	0	0
Ruyton and Baschurch	0	0
St Oswald	0	0
Whittington	0	0

Crime map for Shropshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Shropshire

The average property price in Shropshire is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£421,499.61	£262,131.69	£209,075.64	£142,227.78
2022	£399,093.49	£248,973.13	£199,875.58	£136,241.07
2021	£358,223.58	£224,514.05	£181,457.34	£128,506.99
2020	£317,841.88	£201,584.60	£163,115.44	£119,198.90
2019	£310,171.67	£196,683.25	£159,201.01	£119,679.97
2018	£304,197.87	£192,671.09	£156,250.80	£119,061.91
2017	£293,106.31	£185,234.48	£150,881.31	£117,575.62
2016	£283,790.38	£179,786.58	£147,120.52	£112,251.78
2015	£270,712.04	£171,696.02	£140,921.39	£107,426.15
2014	£259,455.13	£165,241.63	£136,312.03	£104,292.52
2013	£251,972.98	£160,156.18	£132,507.83	£102,120.38
2012	£246,298.46	£156,426.14	£129,358.89	£100,870.95
2011	£251,453.42	£159,288.23	£131,642.01	£104,548.16
2010	£256,415.01	£163,720.29	£135,596.23	£107,811.08

Property prices over time for Shropshire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Shropshire

The median salary in Shropshire is £26,221 and the mean salary in Shropshire is £31,078.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 118k
Median Salary: £26,221
Annual Percentage Change: 10.4%
Mean Salary: £31,078

Salary comparison between Shropshire and West Midlands

See how Shropshire compares to the rest of West Midlands . Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in West Midlands is £31,534 in Solihull and the lowest median salary is £0 in Wychavon. Shropshire ranks 18 out of 30 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Solihull	71k	£31,534	3.8%	£39,183	0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon	50k	£31,528	16.7%	£36,940	4.5%
Rugby	49k	£31,514	9.4%	£34,326	8.8%
North Warwickshire	22k	£30,998	13.8%	£33,797	4.5%
Lichfield	40k	£30,556	6.4%	£36,651	6.9%
Warwick	60k	£29,940	-0.2%	£38,938	2.6%
Stafford	50k	£29,730	13.3%	£34,630	14.7%
Bromsgrove	39k	£28,714	-2.4%	£35,260	2.8%
South Staffordshire	37k	£28,260	1.7%	£31,128	5.5%
Worcester	42k	£27,820	5.8%	£33,375	10.7%
Coventry	104k	£27,766	7.9%	£31,736	7.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands	35k	£27,177	4.9%	£30,603	6.5%
Tamworth	27k	£26,902	11.5%	£28,616	7.4%
Malvern Hills	24k	£26,626	2.3%	£32,046	5.1%
East Staffordshire	45k	£26,521	11.5%	£30,847	15.0%
Wolverhampton	75k	£26,410	8.8%	£32,641	20.0%
Telford and Wrekin UA	69k	£26,337	12.8%	£28,687	13.4%
Wyre Forest	36k	£26,221	6.1%	£29,622	5.3%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	57k	£26,045	4.1%	£28,759	5.8%
Dudley	100k	£26,006	1.7%	£29,416	3.9%
Birmingham	260k	£25,495	5.0%	£29,949	6.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	45k	£25,167	3.6%	£27,028	3.9%
Cannock Chase	37k	£24,736	-4.6%	£26,699	-1.4%
Stoke-on-Trent UA	93k	£24,439	7.3%	£26,267	3.0%
Redditch	33k	£24,307	1.0%	£30,488	8.2%
Walsall	82k	£23,914	3.9%	£26,154	-2.3%
Sandwell	108k	£23,746	3.9%	£27,980	11.2%
Herefordshire UA	69k	£23,659	7.1%	£27,391	5.2%
Wychavon	45k	£0	0.0%	£28,816	4.3%