Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 190.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 145.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 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.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 56th highest crime rate of 558 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 2HS) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.3% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (TF4 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Eyton Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eyton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Eyton Fold Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neal Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eyton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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