Total Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paddock Court area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 239th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paddock Court (TF4 3PS) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paddock Court (TF4 3PS), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ellwand Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neal Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bush Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Court | Under investigation |
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