Total Crime Rate
63.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakworth Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ercall Magna , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakworth Close (TF1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% higher than the Ercall Magna average (43.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakworth Close (TF1 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cricketers Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redlands Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakengates & Ketley Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilia Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cricketers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trench Lock 1 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cricketers Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Viburnum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cricketers Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cricketers Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cricketers Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilia Green | Under investigation |
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