Total Crime Rate

268.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 268.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Urban Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 30th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urban Gardens (TF1 1PL) in the last 12 months was 268.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Arleston & College average (143.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urban Gardens (TF1 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withering Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Giles Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Urban Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withering Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withering Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withering Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withering Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Withering Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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