Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 2EB
How much crime is recorded in SY8 2EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Craven Arms & Broadstone
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
SY8 2EBLudlow
How safe is SY8 2EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 2EB 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
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2EBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime0.71.5
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% 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.