Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castle Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 158th highest crime rate of 558 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 Castle Road (TF4 3EU) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (TF4 3EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peter'S Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parish Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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