Total Crime Rate
340.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dinham area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 19th 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 Dinham (SY8 1EH) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 365.7% higher than the Ludlow East average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dinham (SY8 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Square (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
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