Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 2LL
How much crime is recorded in SY8 2LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
SY8 2LLLudlow
How safe is SY8 2LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 2LL 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2LLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.