Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchmore area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Brookside , and the 79th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchmore (TF3 1TF) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchmore (TF3 1TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blossomfield, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnside (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchmore area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossomfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brackenfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Bournbrook Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claverley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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