Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Viewlands Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 268th highest crime rate of 562 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 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viewlands Drive (TF2 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Field Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stratford Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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