Total Crime Rate
172.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Rectory Garden area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alcester East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 421 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .
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 Old Rectory Garden (B49 5DB) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher than the Alcester East average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Rectory Garden (B49 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maltmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butter Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butter Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stratford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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