Total Crime Rate

274.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 274.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elter Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Coton and Boughton , and the 14th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .

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 Elter Close (CV21 1JD) in the last 12 months was 274.7 per 1,000 residents and was 536.4% higher than the Coton and Boughton average (43.2 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elter Close (CV21 1JD), the main crime hotspot is near Fornside Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elter Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fornside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elter Close
Sep 2025Other crime Crow Thorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fornside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whernside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkstone Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fornside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fornside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fornside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fornside Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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