Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 106.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Highgate Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Donnington , and the 143rd 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 Highgate Drive (TF2 9FE) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Drive (TF2 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eltham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eltham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martins Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holborn Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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