Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Long Meadow area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Malinslee & Dawley Bank , and the 120th 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 Long Meadow (TF3 2LP) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Malinslee & Dawley Bank average (266.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Meadow (TF3 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Castlecroft. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Castlecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Boulton Grange Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Castlecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castlecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boulton Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boulton Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Castlecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boulton Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Culmington
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherington Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randlay Avenue
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Swansmede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlecroft Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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