Total Crime Rate
254.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birmingham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arley and Whitacre , and the 11th highest crime rate of 266 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 9PS) in the last 12 months was 254.9 per 1,000 residents and was 200.3% higher than the Arley and Whitacre average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birmingham Road (CV10 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near St Lawrence Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ludford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Malthouse Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Malthouse Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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