Total Crime Rate

187.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drayton Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 56th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drayton Way (TF4 2RF) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Way (TF4 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Huntsman Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drayton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Captain Webb Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Huntsman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deuxhill Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Deuxhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Webb Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Webb Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Webb Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Captain Webb Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Captain Webb Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Attwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cecil Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conroy Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conroy Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Wakeley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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