Total Crime Rate

271.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 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 271.3 10/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Burglary 40.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hills Lane Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Madeley & Sutton Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 558 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 Hills Lane Drive (TF7 4BS) in the last 12 months was 271.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Madeley & Sutton Hill average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hills Lane Drive (TF7 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shawfield Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Levins Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hills Lane Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanwyck Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendover Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Springhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shawfield Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemberton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Levins Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanwyck Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemberton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hills Lane Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanwyck Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chillcott Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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