Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Pool Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 122nd 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 Pool Road (TF2 6RL) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Oakengates & Ketley Bank average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Road (TF2 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teagues Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teagues Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maple Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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