Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Woodhouse Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 230th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Crescent (TF2 7HD) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Crescent (TF2 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lennock Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Nelson Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gibbons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Nelson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Nelson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Davies Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malcolm Davies Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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