Postcode · Craven Arms
Crime in SY7 0LW
How much crime is recorded in SY7 0LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
How safe is SY7 0LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY7 0LW 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SY7 0LWNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.