Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bank Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 175th 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 Bank Road (TF1 1SA) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bank Road (TF1 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withering Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Urban Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Urban Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Urban Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Urban Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Withering Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Giles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Giles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Under investigation |
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