Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookside area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Church Aston & Lilleshall , and the 146th lowest 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 Brookside (TF2 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Church Aston & Lilleshall average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside (TF2 8NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Muxton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodrich Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldhouse Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodrich Close | Under investigation |
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