Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Stephens Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Close (SY8 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Close (SY8 1QQ), 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 St Stephens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Galdeford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starstile Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Julian'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Gravel Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Julian'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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