Crime Rates at Shrewsbury Road, Craven Arms, SY7 9PY

Shrewsbury Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Church Stretton and Craven Arms , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Road (SY7 9PY) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 268.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (SY7 9PY), 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.