Postcode · Craven Arms
Crime in SY7 8BE
How much crime is recorded in SY7 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clun & Bucknell
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,214 (2024)
SY7 8BECraven Arms
How safe is SY7 8BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY7 8BE 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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).
SY7 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.61.5
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.