Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Hay area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lawley , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Hay (TF3 5DP) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Lawley average (48.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Hay (TF3 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Captains Meadow (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Overdale & The Rock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Captains Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Brelade Close | Under investigation |
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