Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lower Broad Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Lower Broad Street (SY8 1PH) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Broad Street (SY8 1PH), 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 Lower Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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