Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 2AD
How much crime is recorded in SY8 2AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Craven Arms & Broadstone
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,382 (2024)
SY8 2ADLudlow
How safe is SY8 2AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 2AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 2ADNational
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.44.6
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.