Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hay Meadow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brailes & Compton , and the 29th 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 Hay Meadow (CV36 4SA) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 496.4% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hay Meadow (CV36 4SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pittway Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickfield Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hay Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darlingscote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Darnley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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