Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coles Meadow area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,001 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 Coles Meadow (SY8 1JX) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% higher than the Ludlow East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coles Meadow (SY8 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steventon Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coles Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steventon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Steventon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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