Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Orchard Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Gardens (SY8 1HE) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Orchard Gardens (SY8 1HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpits Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gravel Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lacy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starstile Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Julian'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Julian'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lacy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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