Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finney Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Horsehay & Lightmoor , and the 251st highest crime rate of 562 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 Finney Drive (TF4 3GF) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finney Drive (TF4 3GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellens Bank, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilleys Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horsehay & Lightmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lightmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellens Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellens Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellens Bank | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harding Wood | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilleys Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lightmoor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lightmoor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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