Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 4BL
How much crime is recorded in SY8 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,271 (2024)
SY8 4BLLudlow
How safe is SY8 4BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 4BL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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.