Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 161st 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 New Road (TF4 3LH) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (TF4 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neal Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bush Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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