Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 115.6 8/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dinham area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Dinham (SY8 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Ludlow East average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dinham (SY8 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harp Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dinham area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Linney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Linney Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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