Telford
TownTown in Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.
Telford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Telford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.
Radon Affected Area by town
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in Telford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Telford compares
Each dot is a town. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Telford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Telford at a rate of 94.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,506 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Telford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6,835), other crime (2,484) and anti-social behaviour (2,182).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Telford was 100.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in Telford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Telford has no single figure. Of its 100 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 15 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in Telford
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford and Wrekin 004B | 2,186 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 004C | 1,347 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 004D | 1,457 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.5% |
| Telford and Wrekin 005A | 1,429 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 005B | 1,516 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 83.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 005C | 1,742 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 005D | 2,397 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 005E | 1,876 | 140.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 006A | 1,095 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 006B | 1,489 | 82.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 006C | 1,191 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 006D | 1,311 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 006E | 1,404 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 006F | 1,515 | No figure | 10 | 98.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 007A | 1,914 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 007B | 1,177 | 118.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 007C | 1,673 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 007D | 1,410 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 008A | 1,325 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 008B | 1,308 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 008C | 1,294 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.5% |
| Telford and Wrekin 008D | 1,354 | 161.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 008E | 1,498 | 79.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009A | 2,097 | 52.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 80.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009B | 1,409 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009D | 1,374 | 85.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009E | 1,653 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009F | 1,524 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009G | 1,953 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 009H | 1,150 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 010B | 1,475 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 21.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 010C | 1,117 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 35.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 010D | 2,753 | 53.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 70.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 010E | 1,615 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 011A | 1,747 | 111.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 011B | 2,369 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 011C | 1,795 | 273.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 011D | 1,412 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 012A | 2,192 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 012B | 1,547 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 012C | 1,831 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 012D | 1,999 | 192.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.5% |
| Telford and Wrekin 013A | 1,664 | 173.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 013B | 1,367 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 013C | 1,450 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 013D | 1,374 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 014A | 1,594 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 014B | 1,407 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 014C | 1,920 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 014D | 1,924 | 188.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 014E | 1,721 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.5% |
| Telford and Wrekin 014F | 1,901 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 80.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 015A | 2,320 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 015B | 1,451 | 77.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 015C | 2,023 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 015D | 2,251 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 017A | 1,545 | 146.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 017B | 2,088 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 017C | 1,688 | 108.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 017D | 1,491 | 404.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 017E | 1,524 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 018A | 1,732 | 111.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 018B | 1,502 | 135.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 66.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 018C | 1,679 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 018D | 1,603 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 018E | 1,413 | 66.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 018F | 1,513 | 365.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 019A | 1,570 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 019B | 1,749 | 118.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 019C | 1,301 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 019D | 1,539 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.4% |
| Telford and Wrekin 019E | 1,422 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 020A | 1,479 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 020B | 1,139 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 020C | 1,485 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 020D | 1,257 | 104.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 020E | 1,768 | 86.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 021A | 1,931 | 189.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 021B | 1,423 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 021C | 1,639 | 125.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 021D | 1,363 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 021E | 1,241 | 76.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 022A | 1,241 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.5% |
| Telford and Wrekin 022B | 1,218 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin 022C | 1,055 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Telford and Wrekin 022D | 1,809 | 212.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 74.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 023A | 1,512 | 172.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.5% |
| Telford and Wrekin 023B | 1,751 | 190.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 68.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 023C | 1,192 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 023D | 1,398 | 152.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 024A | 1,964 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| Telford and Wrekin 024B | 1,332 | 124.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 024C | 1,387 | 823.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.6% |
| Telford and Wrekin 024D | 1,738 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 024E | 1,935 | 124.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.7% |
| Telford and Wrekin 025A | 1,429 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 025B | 1,432 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.0% |
| Telford and Wrekin 025C | 1,500 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.3% |
| Telford and Wrekin 025D | 1,874 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin 025E | 2,323 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.9% |
Your MP
- Shaun DaviesLabourMP for Telford
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Council1
Postcode districts covering Telford8
Middle areas in Telford21
- Apley & Leegomery
- Brookside
- Dawley & Aqueduct
- Donnington
- Dothill & Shawbirch
- Hadley & Horton
- Hollinswood & Randlay
- Ironbridge, Admaston & Higher Ercall
- Lawley, Horsehay & Lightmoor
- Madeley
- Malinslee
- Muxton & Lilleshall
- Oakengates & Ketley
- Priorslee
- St George's
- Sutton Hill
- Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
- Wellington East
- Wellington West
- Woodside
- Wrockwardine Wood & Trench
Towns near Telford6
Telford in brief
Telford is a town in Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands.
About 165,388 people lived in Telford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 2,039 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 94.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Telford was £220,000 in 2025.
Telford had 156,890 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Telford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Telford, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.