Church Stretton and Craven Arms vs Pershore Town

Church Stretton and Craven Arms has a safety score of 41/100 (Below Average) and recorded 444 crimes in the last 12 months. Pershore Town has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) with 816 crimes. Church Stretton and Craven Arms scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Church Stretton and Craven Arms shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Pershore Town shows -11.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Church Stretton and Craven Arms, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (207 incidents). In Pershore Town, it is Violent Crime (289 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Church Stretton and Craven Arms recorded 59 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pershore Town recorded 116. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Church Stretton and Craven Arms totalled 207 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 289 in Pershore Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Church Stretton and Craven Arms recorded 461 crimes (now 444, a change of -3.7%). Pershore Town recorded 925 crimes previously (now 816, -11.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Church Stretton and Craven Arms has a resolution rate of 8% and Pershore Town has 11.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Church Stretton and Craven Arms falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Pershore Town is covered by West Mercia Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Church Stretton and Craven Arms and Pershore Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.