Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Leicester Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Apley Castle , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Way (TF1 6UT) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Way (TF1 6UT), the main crime hotspot is near Acacia Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Epsom Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayr Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercia Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acacia Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecknock Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catterick Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catterick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecknock Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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