Crime Rate in Priorslee, ward

Priorslee has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Telford and Wrekin district and the 3176th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 315th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Priorslee in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Telford and Wrekin district average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Priorslee’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Priorslee ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.