Crime Rates at Whitcliffe Cottages, Ludlow, SY8 1PN

Whitcliffe Cottages area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 351st 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 Whitcliffe Cottages (SY8 1PN) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitcliffe Cottages (SY8 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Broad Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.