Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stretton Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Madeley & Sutton Hill , and the 214th 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 Stretton Close (TF7 4LS) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stretton Close (TF7 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Sandcroft. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stretton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Stirling Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandcroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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