Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
Middle areaSouth Telford and Wrekin. 9,864 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank at a rate of 184.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.3 per 1,000 people across Telford and Wrekin.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 669 |
| Shoplifting | 427 |
| Other crime | 253 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 213 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 108 |
| Drug offences | 61 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank at a rate of 184.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.3 per 1,000 people across Telford and Wrekin.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 162 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (669), shoplifting (427) and other crime (253).
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.
Figures for the whole of Telford and Wrekin
These figures are published for the whole of Telford and Wrekin, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Telford and Wrekin and not Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank alone. See Telford and Wrekin
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank in brief
The median price paid for a home in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank was £233,500 in 2025.
Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank had 8,359 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.