Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 1SU
How much crime is recorded in SY8 1SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,093 (2024)
SY8 1SULudlow
How safe is SY8 1SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 1SU area, above 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 1SUNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary7.49.1
Public order6.44.6
Robbery4.01.4
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.