Total Crime Rate
242.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oliver Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Benn , and the 18th 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 Oliver Street (CV21 2LE) in the last 12 months was 242.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Benn average (129.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (β 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oliver Street (CV21 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Benn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pennington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloxam Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bloxam Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A426 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A426 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthews Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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