Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 1BF
How much crime is recorded in SY8 1BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,073 (2024)
SY8 1BFLudlow
How safe is SY8 1BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 1BF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
SY8 1BFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary6.89.1
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.