Total Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 244.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Briarwood area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Brookside , and the 40th highest crime rate of 558 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 Briarwood (TF3 1TW) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.8% higher than the Brookside average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood (TF3 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briarwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchmore Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Briarwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaconsfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchmore Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beckbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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