Bishop's Castle, Shropshire: Safety
Safety
Bishop's Castle is a safe neighbourhood. Crime here runs well below the UK average, and things are getting even better.
In 2025, the neighbourhood saw around 16 crimes per month. So far in 2026, that's dropped to roughly 12 — back to 2024 levels. The UK average is around 58 per month, so Bishop's Castle sits comfortably below that.
Anti-social behaviour has fallen sharply too. There were 27 incidents across the whole of 2025, but just 7 in the first 9 months of 2026. Vehicle crime is also lower than in the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Compared to nearby areas like Craven Arms and Rea Valley, Bishop's Castle consistently records fewer crimes overall. It's one of the quieter parts of this corner of Shropshire.
Source: police-recorded crime for Bishop's Castle ward (West Mercia Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Bishop's Castle ward: West Mercia Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Bishop's Castle ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
49.8
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Burnell
34
Higher than
Chirbury & Worthen
28.8
Higher than
Clun
31.9
Higher than
Corvedale
21.7
Lower than
Craven Arms
58.1
Lower than
Rea Valley
61.6
Higher than
The Strettons
36.6
Higher than
Churchstoke
35.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Bishop's Castle ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences45%40%
- Anti-social behaviour14%11%
- Criminal damage and arson11%7%
- Other theft8%6%
- Burglary6%4%
- Public order5%6%
- Other crime3%2%
- Vehicle crime2%7%
- Shoplifting2%9%
- Possession of weapons2%2%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Drugs1%3%
- Robbery1%2%
