Postcode · Ludlow
Crime in SY8 4LL
How much crime is recorded in SY8 4LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
SY8 4LLLudlow
How safe is SY8 4LL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY8 4LL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4LLNational
Burglary8.89.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.