Total Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gorse Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Bilton , and the 9th 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 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Bilton average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Close (CV22 6SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bathurst Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mellish Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mellish Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellish Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garyth Williams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buchanan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bathurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mellish Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellish Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baffin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Melville Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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