Crime Rate in Ludlow South, ward

Ludlow South has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 wards in Shropshire district and the 3532nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 344th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ludlow South in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Shropshire district average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ludlow South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ludlow South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Foldgate View, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.