Total Crime Rate
169.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birmingham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arley and Whitacre , and the 28th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in North Warwickshire .
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 Birmingham Road (CV10 9PL) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher than the Arley and Whitacre average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birmingham Road (CV10 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croft Mead, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Lawrence Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Lawrence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Close | Under investigation |
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