Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 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 126.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 115th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (TF2 9HS) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (TF2 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morden Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leveson Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smarts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leveson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smarts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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