Crime Rates at Linley Drive, Stirchley, Telford, TF3 1RQ

Linley Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Brookside , and the 31st 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 Linley Drive (TF3 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 162.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linley Drive (TF3 1RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Close, where police recorded 424 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.