Total Crime Rate
159.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Bilton , and the 32nd 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 2ED) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 240.7% higher than the Bilton average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawford Road (CV21 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Schoolfield Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parnell Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rugby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torrance Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Round Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Round Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloxam Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
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