Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ridgeway Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Studley North , and the 43rd 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 Ridgeway Close (B80 7PL) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% higher than the Studley North average (63.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Close (B80 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Foster Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ridgeway Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lords Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lords Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lords Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lords Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlewood Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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