Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wittingham Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ketley , and the 216th highest crime rate of 562 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 Wittingham Close (TF1 5TF) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wittingham Close (TF1 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near Kinley Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wittingham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hoop Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hoop Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trench Lock 1 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kinley Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patchett Drive —
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Data Sources

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