Total Crime Rate
74.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wordsworth Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Budbrooke , and the 165th highest 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 Wordsworth Avenue (CV34 6JD) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (CV34 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Masefield Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxes Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lodge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldsmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longfellow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stand Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stand Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stand Street | — |
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