Total Crime Rate
122.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Limekiln Lane 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 Limekiln Lane (TF1 2JA) 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 Limekiln Lane (TF1 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmwood Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limekiln Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Farm Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belmont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenman Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elmwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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