Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal Oak Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Apley Castle , and the 176th 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 Royal Oak Drive (TF1 6SS) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Oak Drive (TF1 6SS), the main crime hotspot is near Catterick Close. Police recorded 19 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 Royal Oak Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodlands View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catterick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catterick Close —
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Data Sources

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