Total Crime Rate
170.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cuckoos Rest area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Dawley & Aqueduct , and the 64th 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 Cuckoos Rest (TF4 3TQ) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cuckoos Rest (TF4 3TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A4169, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cuckoo'S Rest (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dawley & Aqueduct| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Viscount Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magpie Way | Under investigation |
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