Total Crime Rate

243.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heron Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Brookside , and the 42nd 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 Heron Close (TF3 1NS) in the last 12 months was 243.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Close (TF3 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Brookside Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake End Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lake End Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teal Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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