Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princess Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ketley , and the 38th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Square (TF1 5DB) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 166.0% higher than the Ketley average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Square (TF1 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Sutherland Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Princess Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy House Paddocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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