Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilkes Way 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 Wilkes Way (B50 4QA) 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 Wilkes Way (B50 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laxton Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkes Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bramley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laxton Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeybourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeybourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westholme Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxonfields
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westholme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street

Data Sources

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