Total Crime Rate

249.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 249.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wych Elm Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Admaston & Bratton , and the 38th 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 Wych Elm Drive (TF5 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 249.1 per 1,000 residents and was 657.2% higher than the Admaston & Bratton average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wych Elm Drive (TF5 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wych Elm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mccormick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mccormick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mccormick Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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