Postcode district · Telford
Crime in TF3
How much crime is recorded in TF3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 40,220 (2024)
TF3Postcode district · Telford
How safe is TF3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in TF3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
TF3National
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Shoplifting20.48.4
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary8.39.1
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.