Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dickens Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 421 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dickens Close (CV37 7PT) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown average (159.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dickens Close (CV37 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christie Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Congreve Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stratford Orchard Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wordsworth Avenue | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Austen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dickens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Betjeman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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