Postcode · Church Stretton
Crime in SY6 6BB
How much crime is recorded in SY6 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Church Stretton
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,302 (2024)
SY6 6BBChurch Stretton
How safe is SY6 6BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY6 6BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY6 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.