Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southern Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Stratford Bishopton , and the 74th highest crime rate of 421 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Lane (CV37 6BH) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Stratford Bishopton average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Lane (CV37 6BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheep Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs The Paddocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paddock Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saffron Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside —
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Data Sources

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