Ludlow Town
Middle areaSouth Shropshire. 11,127 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 13 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ludlow Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ludlow Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ludlow Town at a rate of 79.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 301 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 151 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 112 |
| Other crime | 112 |
| Shoplifting | 105 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ludlow Town compares
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Is Ludlow Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ludlow Town at a rate of 79.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ludlow Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (301), anti-social behaviour (151) and criminal damage and arson (112).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Shropshire
These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Ludlow Town alone. See Shropshire
Ludlow Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ludlow Town was £250,000 in 2025.
Ludlow Town had 10,714 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ludlow Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ludlow Town, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.