Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hayward Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Donnington , and the 274th highest 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 Hayward Avenue (TF2 8DF) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Donnington average (96.9 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hayward Avenue (TF2 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Donnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayward Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Liz Clare Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Church Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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