Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hobbs Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ercall , and the 173rd 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 Hobbs Crescent (TF1 1RY) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Ercall average (54.8 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobbs Crescent (TF1 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hobbs Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrekin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrekin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Haye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ercall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Haye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiseman Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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