Postcode district · Telford
Crime in TF8
How much crime is recorded in TF8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 13,785 (2024)
TF8Postcode district · Telford
How safe is TF8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TF8, 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
TF8National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.