Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodlands Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Horsehay & Lightmoor , and the 189th 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 Woodlands Lane (TF4 3QF) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Horsehay & Lightmoor average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Lane (TF4 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ellens Bank, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Meadow Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Round House Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellens Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellens Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellens Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crystal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crystal Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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