Crime Rates at Lancaster Avenue, Dawley, Telford, TF4 2HP

Lancaster Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 47th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Avenue (TF4 2HP) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 132.6% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 160.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (TF4 2HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.