Total Crime Rate
159.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crown Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 78th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Street (TF4 3NR) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 126.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crown Street (TF4 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neal Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dawley & Aqueduct| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellwand Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bush Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neal Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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