Total Crime Rate

260.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.7 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 260.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bourton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Brookside , and the 36th highest crime rate of 558 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 Bourton Close (TF3 1RF) in the last 12 months was 260.2 per 1,000 residents and was 145.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 170.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourton Close (TF3 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bourton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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