Total Crime Rate

257.6 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 257.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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

Southfield area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Madeley & Sutton Hill , and the 35th highest crime rate of 562 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 Southfield (TF7 4HS) in the last 12 months was 257.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 139.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield (TF7 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons 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 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 Summerhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Smallwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonedale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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