Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rock Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 324th 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 Rock Lane (SY8 1SU) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Lane (SY8 1SU), the main crime hotspot is near Sandpits Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddings Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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