Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 259th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urban Gardens (TF1 1PN) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urban Gardens (TF1 1PN), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withering Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Withering Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withering Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withering Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withering Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Primrose Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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