Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Matlock Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 198th highest 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 Matlock Avenue (TF4 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Dawley & Aqueduct average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matlock Avenue (TF4 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Malinslee & Dawley Bank

Crime Over Time in Matlock Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eyton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eyton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spout Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waggoner'S Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Buxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑