Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 384th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Street (SY8 1NU) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Ludlow East average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (SY8 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Bull Ring. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Galdeford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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