Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Benn , and the 94th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Road (CV21 3SB) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (CV21 3SB), the main crime hotspot is near Butlin Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butlin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biart Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butlin Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Biart Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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