Postcode district · Telford and Wrekin
Crime in WV99
How much crime is recorded in WV99, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 1,595 (2024)
WV99Postcode district · Telford and Wrekin
How safe is WV99
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WV99, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
WV99National
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Drugs2.52.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.