Total Crime Rate
292.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Donnington , and the 25th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (TF2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 292.7 per 1,000 residents and was 201.4% higher than the Donnington average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 236.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Road (TF2 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Donnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morris Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baldwin Webb Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Parade | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leonard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winifred'S Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baldwin Webb Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barclay Court | — |
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