Total Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newtown area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Church Aston & Lilleshall , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown (TF10 7HT) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newtown (TF10 7HT), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Church Aston & Lilleshall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronte Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Springfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfields Drive | Under investigation |
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