Postcode district · Telford
Crime in TF5
How much crime is recorded in TF5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 12,109 (2024)
TF5Postcode district · Telford
How safe is TF5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TF5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
TF5National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.