Crime Rates at Burford, Telford, TF3 1LW

Burford area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Brookside , and the 14th highest crime rate of 562 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 Burford (TF3 1LW) in the last 12 months was 452.4 per 1,000 residents and was 323.4% higher than the Brookside average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 319.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford (TF3 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.