Postcode · Telford
Crime in TF4 2PP
How much crime is recorded in TF4 2PP, 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
- 2,420 (2024)
How safe is TF4 2PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TF4 2PP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
TF4 2PPNational
Shoplifting27.08.4
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Burglary16.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft6.84.5
Public order6.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.81.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.