Total Crime Rate
106.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shrewsbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Church Stretton and Craven Arms , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Shrewsbury Road (SY7 9QD) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 135.5% higher than the Church Stretton and Craven Arms average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Onnybrook Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Temperance Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mynd View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onnybrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onnybrook Drive | Under investigation |
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