Total Crime Rate
141.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown , and the 38th 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 Elgin Gardens (CV37 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown average (159.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Gardens (CV37 7DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B4086 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B4086 | — |
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