Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scafell area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Coton and Boughton , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scafell (CV21 1QB) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Coton and Boughton average (43.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scafell (CV21 1QB), 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.
View Crime In Coton and Boughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fornside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fornside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fornside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elter Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wavere Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Celandine | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mosedale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fornside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkstone | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fornside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fornside Close | Under investigation |
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