Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 4ED
How much crime is recorded in SY8 4ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
SY8 4EDLudlow
How safe is SY8 4ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 4ED 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 4EDNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary10.29.1
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.