Total Crime Rate

340.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 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 340.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Freeston Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 21st highest crime rate of 558 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 Freeston Avenue (TF2 9ED) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.4% higher than the Oakengates & Ketley Bank average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freeston Avenue (TF2 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windy Leasowe, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollybirch Grove (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freeston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fox Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snedshill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windy Leasowe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snedshill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priorslee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priorslee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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