Total Crime Rate
119.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shakespeare Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Budbrooke , and the 87th 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 Shakespeare Avenue (CV34 6JR) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 164.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (CV34 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Arnold Place. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 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 | Bicycle theft | Arnold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnold Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shakespeare Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldsmith Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longfellow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arnold Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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