Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

School Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Ironbridge Gorge , and the 84th highest crime rate of 558 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 School Road (TF7 5JF) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% higher than the Ironbridge Gorge average (64.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (TF7 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warrensway (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyvern Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyvern Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyvern Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrekin View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyvern Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wealdstone Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wealdstone Under investigation

Data Sources

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