Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandpits Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 1,001 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 Sandpits Road (SY8 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Ludlow East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Sandpits Road (SY8 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sandpits Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpits Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gravel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hucklemarsh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Orchards Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpits Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpits Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clee Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clee Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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