Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stratford-on-Avon has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 97th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (West Midlands), it has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 districts.
The overall crime rate in Stratford-on-Avon in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the West Midlands region average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stratford-on-Avon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 27 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -17.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,943 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 68.3 per 1,000
| Parish | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK parishs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stratford Clopton | 195.6 | 127.3 (186%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown | 159.9 | 91.6 (134%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Long Marston | 114.4 | 46.1 (67%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne | 92.7 | 24.4 (36%) | High 8/10 |
| 5 | Alcester East | 90.7 | 22.4 (33%) | High 8/10 |
| 6 | Stratford Hathaway | 75.5 | 7.2 (11%) | High 7/10 |
| 7 | Bidford East | 72.1 | 3.8 (6%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Stratford Avenue | 70.3 | 2.0 (3%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 9 | Shipston North | 69.5 | 1.2 (2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 10 | Stratford Bishopton | 67.2 | -1.1 (-2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 11 | Studley North | 63.6 | -4.7 (-7%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 12 | Alcester West | 60.1 | -8.2 (-12%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 13 | Tanworth-in-Arden | 57.9 | -10.4 (-15%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 14 | Salford Priors & Alcester Rural | 53.9 | -14.4 (-21%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 15 | Southam East, Central & Stockton | 51.6 | -16.8 (-25%) | Low 4/10 |
| 16 | Stratford Welcombe | 50.9 | -17.4 (-26%) | Low 4/10 |
| 17 | Wootton Wawen | 46.1 | -22.2 (-32%) | Low 4/10 |
| 18 | Southam North & Long Itchington | 43.8 | -24.5 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 19 | Stratford Orchard Hill | 43.6 | -24.7 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 20 | Henley-in-Arden | 43.5 | -24.8 (-36%) | Low 3/10 |
| 21 | Wellesbourne East & Rural | 43.3 | -25.0 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 22 | Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton | 43.0 | -25.4 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | Harbury | 36.6 | -31.7 (-46%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 24 | Kinwarton | 36.3 | -32.0 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | Claverdon & Snitterfield | 36.1 | -32.2 (-47%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 26 | Tysoe | 35.7 | -32.6 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 27 | Southam South | 34.1 | -34.2 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 28 | Southam West | 33.4 | -35.0 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 29 | Studley South | 31.5 | -36.8 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 30 | Tredington | 31.3 | -37.0 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 31 | Wellesbourne North & Rural | 31.0 | -37.4 (-55%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 32 | Brailes & Compton | 27.0 | -41.3 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 33 | Stratford Shottery | 26.7 | -41.6 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 34 | Stratford Tiddington | 25.7 | -42.7 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 35 | Welford-on-Avon | 25.3 | -43.0 (-63%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 36 | Wellesbourne South | 24.8 | -43.5 (-64%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 37 | Quinton | 22.3 | -46.0 (-67%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 38 | Bidford West | 21.0 | -47.3 (-69%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 39 | Shipston South | 16.2 | -52.1 (-76%) | Very low 1/10 |
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