Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bidford East , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 421 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Place (B50 4GL) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Bidford East average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Place (B50 4GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laxton Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bidford West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laxton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westholme Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westholme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebsdorf Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ebsdorf Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mirabelle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mirabelle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bramley Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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