Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bridge Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ketley , and the 71st highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (TF2 6AH) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (TF2 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakengates Bus Station, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttery Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oakengates Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakengates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Oakengates Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakengates Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakengates Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayward Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttery Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Little Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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