Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rocks Green Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 104th highest crime rate of 1,001 local areas in Shropshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rocks Green Crescent (SY8 2BF) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% higher than the Ludlow East average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rocks Green Crescent (SY8 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ludlow East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Potter Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clee Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clee Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kershaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duncow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Duncow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Duncow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Duncow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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