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Shifnal

Middle area

East Shropshire. 11,254 people in 59 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 51% of people in Shifnal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£269,998
3,116th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,459
Joint 844th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
51%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Shifnal

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shifnal at a rate of 54.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences302
Other crime116
Criminal damage and arson47
Anti-social behaviour45
Shoplifting39
Burglary25
Vehicle crime20
Drug offences11
Robbery3
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Shifnal compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

ShifnalMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from £205,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £280,000. Shifnal is £269,998.
£269,99815th cheapest
Population39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 5,452 to 12,588. The middle area is 8,183. Shifnal is 10,459.
10,4595th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 83.0%. Shifnal is 51.0%.
51%joint 12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Shropshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 20.8% to 99.0%. The middle area is 76.2%. Shifnal is 86.5%.
86.5%16th highest

Is Shifnal safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shifnal at a rate of 54.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shifnal.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), other crime (116) and criminal damage and arson (47).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Shropshire

These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Shifnal alone. See Shropshire

Average house price
£275,232
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shifnal in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shifnal was £269,998 in 2025.

Shifnal had 10,459 usual residents at the census.

About 51% of people in Shifnal live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shifnal, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.