Total Crime Rate

393.2 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 393.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wharfage area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Admaston & Bratton , and the 17th 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 Wharfage (TF8 7NH) in the last 12 months was 393.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.1% higher than the Admaston & Bratton average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 138.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfage (TF8 7NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Wharfage (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharfage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wharfage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wharfage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wharfage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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