Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linen Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Budbrooke , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Linen Street (CV34 4DS) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% higher than the Budbrooke average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linen Street (CV34 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Monks Way. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Warwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lammas Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Old Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friars Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
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