Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 124.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Stratford Avenue , and the 50th highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (CV37 6RN) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Stratford Avenue average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 464.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (CV37 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3400 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodman Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendall Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare'S Birthplace Coach Terminal β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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