Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birmingham Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arley and Whitacre , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in North Warwickshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (CV10 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Arley and Whitacre average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 757.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birmingham Road (CV10 9PQ), 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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