Total Crime Rate
150.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsmith Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Bilton , and the 39th 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 Goldsmith Avenue (CV22 5SA) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 236.6% higher than the Bilton average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmith Avenue (CV22 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruskin Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heyford Leys (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heyford Leys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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