Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ketley , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 558 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 Commercial Way (TF2 6AE) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Ketley average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Way (TF2 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Oakengates Bus Station. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mount View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakengates Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakengates Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakengates Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakengates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakengates Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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