Total Crime Rate
153.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School 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 5JG) 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 5JG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyvern | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyvern | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyvern | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyvern | Under investigation |
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