Total Crime Rate
128.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ridgeway 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foster Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lords Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Watts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lords Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lords Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lords Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlewood Green | Under investigation |
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