Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

New Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 112th 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 New Road (TF4 3LG) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (TF4 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Webb Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portley Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neal Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neal Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Neal Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Webb Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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