Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandcroft area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Madeley & Sutton Hill , and the 166th highest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandcroft (TF7 4AB) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Madeley & Sutton Hill average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandcroft (TF7 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandcroft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Solway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonedale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonedale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonedale Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stonedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stonedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shawfield Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stirling Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Springmeadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stebbings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stebbings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stebbings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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