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

Whitbread Road 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 Whitbread Road (SY8 1JB) 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 Whitbread Road (SY8 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitbread Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Downton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Orchards Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Orchards Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morgan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Potter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddings Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weyman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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