Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 1TW
How much crime is recorded in SY8 1TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
SY8 1TWLudlow
How safe is SY8 1TW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 1TW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 1TWNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.