Total Crime Rate
1202.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 4th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portley Road (TF4 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 1202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1157.7% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 579.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portley Road (TF4 3JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dawley & Aqueduct| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Captain Webb Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Attwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Webb Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Attwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Captain Webb Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Captain Webb Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Captain Webb Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Neal Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Captain Webb Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neal Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neal Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Captain Webb Drive | Under investigation |
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