Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Orchard Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 562 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 Orchard Way (TF1 1SB) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (TF1 1SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Court, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Urban Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft School Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hall Gardens
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft School Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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