Crime Rates at Market Street, Craven Arms, SY7 9NS

Market Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Church Stretton and Craven Arms , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (SY7 9NS) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% higher than the Church Stretton and Craven Arms average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (SY7 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mynd View, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halford Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.