Postcode area · Telford
Crime in TF
How much crime is recorded in TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 279,581 (2024)
TFPostcode area · Telford
How safe is TF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in TF, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.