Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Violet Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Coton and Boughton , and the 97th 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 Violet Close (CV23 0UD) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Coton and Boughton average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Violet Close (CV23 0UD), the main crime hotspot is near Smithhill Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rugby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brooklime Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantain Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grendon Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunes Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pickard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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