Link and Dyson vs Ludlow Town and Rural

Link and Dyson has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,148 crimes in the last 12 months. Ludlow Town and Rural has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,064 crimes. Ludlow Town and Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Link and Dyson shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ludlow Town and Rural shows -2.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Link and Dyson, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (371 incidents). In Ludlow Town and Rural, it is Violent Crime (373 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Link and Dyson recorded 198 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ludlow Town and Rural recorded 192. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Link and Dyson totalled 371 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 373 in Ludlow Town and Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Link and Dyson recorded 1,047 crimes (now 1,148, a change of +9.7%). Ludlow Town and Rural recorded 1,090 crimes previously (now 1,064, -2.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Link and Dyson has a resolution rate of 22.6% and Ludlow Town and Rural has 18.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Link and Dyson falls within the West Mercia Police boundary. Ludlow Town and Rural is covered by West Mercia Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Link and Dyson and Ludlow Town and Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.