Crime Rate in Brookside, ward

Brookside has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Telford and Wrekin district and the 1513th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 137th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brookside in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Telford and Wrekin district average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brookside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 311 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brookside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.