Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Hills Lane Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Madeley & Sutton Hill , and the 81st highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hills Lane Drive (TF7 4BX) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Madeley & Sutton Hill average (151.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hills Lane Drive (TF7 4BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shawfield Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Levins Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hills Lane Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Levins Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mounts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Levins Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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