Total Crime Rate

591.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 591.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 244.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.9 10/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birmingham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Stratford Avenue , and the 4th highest crime rate of 420 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 Birmingham Road (CV37 0AX) in the last 12 months was 591.4 per 1,000 residents and was 761.2% higher than the Stratford Avenue average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 153.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (CV37 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birmingham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portia Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ophelia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ophelia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Farm Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birmingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birmingham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarranton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yarranton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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