Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kennet Bank area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kennet Bank (SY8 1LL) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 166.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kennet Bank (SY8 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Drive, where police recorded 10 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.
View Crime In Ludlow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Honey Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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