Total Crime Rate

517.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 517.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.5 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bull Ring (SY8 1AD) in the last 12 months was 517.1 per 1,000 residents and was 613.1% higher than the Ludlow East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 208.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bull Ring (SY8 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Bull Ring. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bull Ring area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linney —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Linney —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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