Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Housman Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 98th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Housman Crescent (SY8 1SG) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Housman Crescent (SY8 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Sandpits Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Housman Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sandpits Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpits Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livesey Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Housman Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Steventon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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