Crime Rates at Birch Tree Close, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5LR

Birch Tree Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Ironbridge Gorge , and the 77th highest crime rate of 562 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 Birch Tree Close (TF7 5LR) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 126.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Tree Close (TF7 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.