Total Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shipton Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Brookside , and the 198th 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 Shipton Close (TF3 1RN) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Brookside average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shipton Close (TF3 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilton Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In The Nedge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaconsfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hilton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beaconsfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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