Total Crime Rate

301.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 301.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.9 10/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Jay Drive area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Apley Castle , and the 27th 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 Jay Drive (TF1 6FU) in the last 12 months was 301.7 per 1,000 residents and was 320.2% higher than the Apley Castle average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 206.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 278.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jay Drive (TF1 6FU), the main crime hotspot is near Stonechat Close. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jay Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jay Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stonechat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stonechat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stonechat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stonechat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stonechat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sulby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curie Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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