Postcode · Church Stretton
Crime in SY6 7HT
How much crime is recorded in SY6 7HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
SY6 7HTChurch Stretton
How safe is SY6 7HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY6 7HT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 7HTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.