Crime Rates at King Street, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1NS

King Street 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 King Street (TF1 1NS) 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 King Street (TF1 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.