Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newtown area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Church Aston & Lilleshall , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown (TF10 7HS) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Church Aston & Lilleshall average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newtown (TF10 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bronte Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Larches (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church Aston & Lilleshall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronte Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Springfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Larches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfields Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Larches | Under investigation |
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