Postcode · Craven Arms
Crime in SY7 8PR
How much crime is recorded in SY7 8PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clun & Bucknell
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,265 (2024)
SY7 8PRCraven Arms
How safe is SY7 8PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY7 8PR 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 8PRNational
Burglary12.99.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.