Total Crime Rate
3316.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1343.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cherry Grove area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lawley , and the 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 Cherry Grove (TF3 5EA) in the last 12 months was 3316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6685.4% higher than the Lawley average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 388 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 458 (≈ 1343.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Grove (TF3 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elderberry Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmin Close (5 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 | Vehicle crime | Medlar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossey Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mossey Green | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damson Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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