Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodside Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ketley , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside Road (TF1 5HE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Ketley average (94.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodside Road (TF1 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riddings Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ketley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Incline | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riddings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riddings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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