Total Crime Rate
101.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Purton Wood View area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Malinslee & Dawley Bank , and the 169th 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 Purton Wood View (TF3 2NB) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Purton Wood View (TF3 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Brands Farm Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Malinslee & Dawley Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brands Farm Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brands Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brands Farm Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larkspur Glade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foxglove Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Close | — |
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