Total Crime Rate
145.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Cape area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Budbrooke , and the 69th highest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Cape (CV34 5DR) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 220.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Cape (CV34 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Cape Road. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 59 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 | Possession of weapons | High Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandley Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatnall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hankinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cape Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cape Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cape Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sir Thomas White Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Bank | Under investigation |
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