Crap Towns / Ludlow / Crime

How much crime is there in Ludlow?

The police recorded 72.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ludlow from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 64.3, down from 82.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	82.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	71.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	64.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.6	34.1
Shoplifting	12.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.9	7.0
Public order	5.7	6.6
Other theft	4.2	5.4
Burglary	4.1	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Kidderminster	31.5 km	91.6
Leominster	16.2 km	91.0
Hereford	35.0 km	82.3
Shrewsbury	38.1 km	80.3
Ludlow	–	72.7
Stourport-on-Severn	29.6 km	61.6
Bridgnorth	27.0 km	56.0
Bewdley	27.3 km	51.0
Broseley	31.5 km	42.2
Hagley	38.8 km	30.2
Bayston Hill	34.2 km	16.7
The typical town	–	76.2