Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 162nd 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 Old Street (SY8 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Street (SY8 1TZ), 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 Old Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Galdeford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Linney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starstile Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pepper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Linney Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Stephen'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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