Crime Rates at Mafeking Drive, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, TF2 7BB

Mafeking Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mafeking Drive (TF2 7BB) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mafeking Drive (TF2 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Iris Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.