Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Benthall View area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Ironbridge Gorge , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 558 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benthall View (TF7 5LF) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% lower than the Ironbridge Gorge average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benthall View (TF7 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Westbourne. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Benthall View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrekin View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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