Total Crime Rate
384.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026William Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Benn , and the 9th 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 William Street (CV21 3HA) in the last 12 months was 384.2 per 1,000 residents and was 172.0% higher than the Benn average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around William Street (CV21 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rugby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earl Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wells Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Murrayian Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsee Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinders Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinders Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinders Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Albert Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Warren Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
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