Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

St Johns Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 185th 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 St Johns Road (SY8 1PG) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (SY8 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Bull Ring. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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