Total Crime Rate
446.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gavel Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Benn , and the 6th 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 Gavel Drive (CV21 3BN) in the last 12 months was 446.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.0% higher than the Benn average (129.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -49.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gavel Drive (CV21 3BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 15 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 | Public order | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gavel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucas Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wells Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wells Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murray Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kimberley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murrayian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Graham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Omega Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Under investigation |
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