Total Crime Rate
172.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Western Heights Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Long Marston , and the 21st 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 Western Heights Road (CV37 8WP) in the last 12 months was 172.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% higher than the Long Marston average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Western Heights Road (CV37 8WP), the main crime hotspot is near Regan Avenue. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Long Marston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duncan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macbeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Macbeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Regan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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