Postcode · Telford
Crime in TF5 0LT
How much crime is recorded in TF5 0LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dothill & Shawbirch
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
TF5 0LTTelford
How safe is TF5 0LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TF5 0LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
TF5 0LTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Burglary2.09.1
Shoplifting1.98.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other theft0.34.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.