Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawley Gate area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Horsehay & Lightmoor , and the 22nd lowest 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 Lawley Gate (TF4 2NZ) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower than the Horsehay & Lightmoor average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawley Gate (TF4 2NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lovatt Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horsehay & Lightmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Johns Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wooley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wooley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wooley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovatt Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovatt Lane | Under investigation |
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