Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 52.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Burnside area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Brookside , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnside (TF3 1TE) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside (TF3 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Blossomfield. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchmore Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Briarwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchmore Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edith Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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