Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oleander Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lawley , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oleander Close (TF3 5EF) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Lawley average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oleander Close (TF3 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lawley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamarisk Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mossey Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
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