Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Coppice area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ercall , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 558 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 Birch Coppice (TF1 2FD) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Coppice (TF1 2FD), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Birch Coppice area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elmwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limekiln Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Farm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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