Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 2PP
How much crime is recorded in SY8 2PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,304 (2024)
SY8 2PPLudlow
How safe is SY8 2PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 2PP 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2PPNational
Burglary9.79.1
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Other crime3.31.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.74.5
Public order0.14.6
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.