Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Brookside , and the 271st highest crime rate of 562 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 Birchmore (TF3 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchmore (TF3 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopdale. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchmore area

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

Data Sources

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