Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forester Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Arleston & College , and the 256th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forester Grove (TF1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forester Grove (TF1 2HY), 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.
View Crime In Arleston & College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Withering Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Urban Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Urban Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bayley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Giles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Giles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Urban Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elmwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limekiln Lane | Under investigation |
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