Crime Rate in Dawley & Aqueduct, ward

Dawley & Aqueduct has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Telford and Wrekin district and the 1929th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 178th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dawley & Aqueduct in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Telford and Wrekin district average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dawley & Aqueduct’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 327 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 173.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 390 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dawley & Aqueduct ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Burton Street (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.