Crime Rates at Wedgewood Crescent, Ketley, Telford, TF1 5BN

Wedgewood Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ketley , and the 140th 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 Wedgewood Crescent (TF1 5BN) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Ketley average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgewood Crescent (TF1 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Crescent Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.