Total Crime Rate
218.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ketley , and the 46th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Parade (TF2 6EX) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Ketley average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Parade (TF2 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 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.
View Crime In Oakengates & Ketley Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttery Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hayward Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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