Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 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
  • 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

Gower Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 264th 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 Gower Street (TF2 9AF) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (TF2 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Mews. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smarts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smarts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colliers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Butlers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Ashley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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