Crime Rates at Market Square, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1BU

Market Square area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 5th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (TF1 1BU) in the last 12 months was 845.7 per 1,000 residents and was 522.5% higher than the Arleston & College average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 388.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (TF1 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.