Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Dingle area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Horsehay & Lightmoor , and the 224th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Dingle (TF4 3FB) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher than the Horsehay & Lightmoor average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Dingle (TF4 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodhouse Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Dingle (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsehay & Lightmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clydesdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foresters Close | Under investigation |
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