Total Crime Rate

527.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 527.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bull Ring area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bull Ring (SY8 1AA) in the last 12 months was 527.4 per 1,000 residents and was 620.6% higher than the Ludlow East average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 202.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bull Ring (SY8 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Bull Ring. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bull Ring area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Linney Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Linney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Galdeford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starstile Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corve Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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