Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shoveller Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Apley Castle , and the 264th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shoveller Drive (TF1 6GQ) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shoveller Drive (TF1 6GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curie Croft, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fulmar Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shoveller Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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