Total Crime Rate

328.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 328.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.9 10/10
  • Public order 54.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 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

Firecrest Drive area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Apley Castle , and the 21st highest crime rate of 562 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 Firecrest Drive (TF1 6FZ) in the last 12 months was 328.8 per 1,000 residents and was 313.6% higher than the Apley Castle average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 233.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 808.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firecrest Drive (TF1 6FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stonechat Close. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firecrest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Partridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonechat Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Exeter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stonechat Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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