Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 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 59.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Viewlands Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 274th 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 Viewlands Drive (TF2 7DL) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viewlands Drive (TF2 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Field Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Viewlands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Preston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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