Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 1PG
How much crime is recorded in SY8 1PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,292 (2024)
SY8 1PGLudlow
How safe is SY8 1PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 1PG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 1PGNational
Anti-social behaviour23.110.7
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Burglary8.59.1
Shoplifting6.28.4
Other theft5.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.