Total Crime Rate
161.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hay 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.
View Crime In Shipston North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darlingscote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Darnley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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