Crime Rates at Little Folly, Lydbury North, SY7 8AP

Little Folly area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Bishop's Castle , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Folly (SY7 8AP) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Bishop's Castle average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .