Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 562 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 Preston Grove (TF2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Oakengates & Ketley Bank average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Grove (TF2 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanmore Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenbury Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trench Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lyndhurst Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pinewood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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