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

Shrewsbury Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Church Stretton and Craven Arms , and the 314th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Shrewsbury Road (SY7 9QD) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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