Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 13.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heron Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Newport East , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 562 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 Heron Way (TF10 8QF) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Newport East average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Way (TF10 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devana Drive, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Heron Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horseshoes
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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