Total Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Cape area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Budbrooke , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .
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 Upper Cape (CV34 5DS) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Budbrooke average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Cape (CV34 5DS), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Sir Thomas White Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cape Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | High Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandley Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hankinson Road | Under investigation |
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