Crime Rates at Market Street, Oakengates, Telford, TF2 6ED

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Ketley , and the 10th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (TF2 6ED) in the last 12 months was 552.9 per 1,000 residents and was 522.5% higher than the Ketley average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 211.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (TF2 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Oakengates Bus Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.