Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lark Rise area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oakengates & Ketley Bank , and the 70th lowest 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 Lark Rise (TF2 9TP) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lark Rise (TF2 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Iris Crescent. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Georges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Iris Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Proctors Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smarts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smarts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Proctors Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Proctors Place | Under investigation |
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