Total Crime Rate

688.3 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 688.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 220.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.4 10/10
  • Public order 58.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Anstice Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Ironbridge Gorge , and the 8th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anstice Square (TF7 5BD) in the last 12 months was 688.3 per 1,000 residents and was 884.8% higher than the Ironbridge Gorge average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anstice Square (TF7 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anstice Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Barn Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Barn Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Parker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thomas Parker Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burnt Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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