Postcode district · Craven Arms
Crime in SY7
How much crime is recorded in SY7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 20,574 (2024)
SY7Postcode district · Craven Arms
How safe is SY7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY7, 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
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).
SY7National
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.