What is the crime rate in telford and wrekin?

As of March 2026, telford and wrekin has an annual crime rate of 88.52 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,443 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does telford and wrekin rank nationally for crime?

telford and wrekin ranks #109 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in telford and wrekin?

The most common crime type in telford and wrekin is Violence & Sexual Offences with 633 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 43.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: West Mercia Police Police

telford and wrekin Crime Intelligence Report

telford and wrekin recorded 1,443 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.69 per 1,000 residents. This places telford and wrekin at #109 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 20.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.7% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,443

trending_up +20.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

88.52per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#199of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

185,543

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 46	46
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 28	28
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 23 Public order: 3	23
On or near Well Croft Map	Violence and sexual offences: 24	24
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 15 Public order: 8	15
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 20	20
On or near Grange Close Map	Shoplifting: 15 Robbery: 1	15
On or near Telford Bus Station Map	Shoplifting: 10 Public order: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2	10
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14	14
On or near Parking Area Map	Other theft: 11	11

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,443 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

633

43.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

211

14.6%

Shoplifting

135

9.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

101

7.0%

Public Order

6.0%

Other Theft

4.5%

Drug Offences

3.3%

Burglary

2.6%

Vehicle Crime

2.5%

Other Crime

2.4%

Weapons Possession

1.9%

Robbery

1.0%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.2%

Stop & Search

March 2026

397

Total Stops

22.4%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

249

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Outcome

A no further action disposal279

Arrest89

Community resolution19

Khat or Cannabis warning3

Summons / charged by post3

Penalty Notice for Disorder3

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male327

Female54

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

77.2%

White

13.1%

Asian

5.8%

Black

2.6%

Mixed

1.3%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Mercia Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

30 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Ketley & Overdale	185	144.4
2	College	63	142.6
3	Woodside	85	111.7
4	Malinslee & Dawley Bank	101	111.4
5	Haygate	49	102.9

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Admaston & Bratton	3	1.0
shield	Park	12	2.5
shield	Wrockwardine	4	1.2
shield	Apley Castle	15	2.4
shield	Shawbirch	8	2.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +20.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.7%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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