Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sidney Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,000 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 Sidney Road (SY8 1SH) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidney Road (SY8 1SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandpits Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mortimer Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sidney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddings Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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