Total Crime Rate
1041.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cooks Alley area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Stratford Avenue , and the 2nd 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 Cooks Alley (CV37 6BF) in the last 12 months was 1041.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1417.1% higher than the Stratford Avenue average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 135 (β 352.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cooks Alley (CV37 6BF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stratford Avenue| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Payton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendall Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shakespeare Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | β |
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