Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holyhead Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ketley , and the 212th highest 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 Holyhead Road (TF2 6BE) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holyhead Road (TF2 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stallard Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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