Total Crime Rate

246.6 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 246.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Castle Street (SY8 1AU) in the last 12 months was 246.6 per 1,000 residents and was 240.1% higher than the Ludlow East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (SY8 1AU), 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 Castle Street area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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