Postcode · Telford
Crime in TF3 5FE
How much crime is recorded in TF3 5FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
TF3 5FETelford
How safe is TF3 5FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TF3 5FE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
TF3 5FENational
Violence and sexual offences58.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.