Postcode · Telford
Crime in TF6 5DB
How much crime is recorded in TF6 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ironbridge, Admaston & Higher Ercall
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
TF6 5DBTelford
How safe is TF6 5DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TF6 5DB area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).
TF6 5DBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.74.5
Public order0.34.6
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.