Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Benn , and the 26th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawford Road (CV21 2DY) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% higher than the Benn average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawford Road (CV21 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drury Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lawford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Drury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Round Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Round Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Street —
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Data Sources

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