Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 1RT
How much crime is recorded in SY8 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,338 (2024)
SY8 1RTLudlow
How safe is SY8 1RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 1RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.