Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Telford Mews area has the 37th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Telford Mews (WF10 5LR) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telford Mews (WF10 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montrose Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Telford Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bolling Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barstow Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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