Total Crime Rate

234.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 234.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Talbot Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 45th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (TF2 7LB) in the last 12 months was 234.8 per 1,000 residents and was 201.2% higher than the Oakengates & Ketley Bank average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (TF2 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Wade Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silkin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Park Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wrockwardine Wood Way —
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Data Sources

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