Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brook Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Church Stretton and Craven Arms , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Road (SY7 9RD) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Road (SY7 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mynd View, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temperance Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church Stretton and Craven Arms| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mynd View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Onnybrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mynd View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temperance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temperance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Station Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brooklands Park | Under investigation |
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