Total Crime Rate
154.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shakespeare Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Budbrooke , and the 54th highest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Avenue (CV34 6JR) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 299.1% higher than the Budbrooke average (38.8 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (CV34 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Arnold Place. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Budbrooke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnold Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goldsmith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arnold Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitman Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alders Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alders Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitman Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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