Total Crime Rate

130.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watery Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brailes & Compton , and the 41st highest crime rate of 421 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .

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 Watery Lane (CV36 4BE) in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 384.4% higher than the Brailes & Compton average (27.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (CV36 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donnington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pound Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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