Total Crime Rate
1203.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
443.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Benn , and the 3rd 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 Castle Street (CV21 2TP) in the last 12 months was 1203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 752.1% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 443.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Street (CV21 2TP), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rugby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Regent Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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