Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Smallwood area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Madeley & Sutton Hill , and the 199th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smallwood (TF7 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallwood (TF7 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southgate, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smallwood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Smallwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mimosa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mimosa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill

Data Sources

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