Crime Rates at High Street, Dawley, Telford, TF4 2ET

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 4th highest crime rate of 562 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 High Street (TF4 2ET) in the last 12 months was 1202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1157.7% higher than the Dawley & Aqueduct average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 579.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TF4 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntsman Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.