Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (TF1 1JF) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (TF1 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near School Court. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft School Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limekiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenman Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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