Total Crime Rate

340.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 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 340.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Quality Square 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 Quality Square (SY8 1FE) 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 Quality Square (SY8 1FE), 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 Quality Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Linney Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Linney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Corve Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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