Total Crime Rate

210.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flaxdown Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Clifton, Newton and Churchover , and the 24th 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 Flaxdown Gardens (CV23 0GX) in the last 12 months was 210.9 per 1,000 residents and was 368.8% higher than the Clifton, Newton and Churchover average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxdown Gardens (CV23 0GX), the main crime hotspot is near Smithhill Place. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxdown Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Smithhill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Park Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Smithhill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Smithhill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Furlong Under investigation
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Data Sources

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