Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 154.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 89.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hamlet Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Ludlow East , and the 67th 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 Hamlet Road (SY8 2NP) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.8% higher than the Ludlow East average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 3.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Road (SY8 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpits Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hamlet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lacy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lacy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gravel Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Orchards Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Orchards Under investigation
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Data Sources

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