Postcode district · Ludlow
Crime in SY8
How much crime is recorded in SY8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 29,009 (2024)
SY8Postcode district · Ludlow
How safe is SY8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
SY8National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
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.