Total Crime Rate

887.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

300.3 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 887.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 300.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 274.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 133.2 9/10
  • Other theft 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Other crime 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cooks Alley area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Stratford Avenue , and the 2nd 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 Cooks Alley (CV37 6BF) in the last 12 months was 887.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1162.1% higher than the Stratford Avenue average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 300.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Alley (CV37 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cooks Alley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meer Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Guild Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guild Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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