Church Stretton
Middle areaSouth Shropshire. 5,642 people in 85 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 94% of people in Church Stretton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Church Stretton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Church Stretton at a rate of 33.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 88 |
| Other crime | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Church Stretton compares
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Is Church Stretton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Church Stretton at a rate of 33.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Church Stretton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (88), other crime (41) and anti-social behaviour (19).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Shropshire
These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Church Stretton alone. See Shropshire
Church Stretton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Church Stretton was £395,000 in 2025.
Church Stretton had 5,752 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Church Stretton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Church Stretton, 54.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.