Total Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gorse Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Bilton , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Close (CV22 6SH) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Bilton average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorse Close (CV22 6SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferndown Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (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 | Public order | Mellish Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bathurst Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bathurst Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ferndown Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndown Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melville Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overslade Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Armstrong Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armstrong Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndown Road | Under investigation |
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