Total Crime Rate

479.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

316.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 479.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 316.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Burford area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Brookside , and the 14th 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 Burford (TF3 1LL) in the last 12 months was 479.6 per 1,000 residents and was 352.7% higher than the Brookside average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 316.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford (TF3 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burford area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Teal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaconsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brookside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Teal Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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