Total Crime Rate
154.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southam Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 421 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 Southam Road (CV47 9QL) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 258.8% higher than the Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southam Road (CV47 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leigh Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherd Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leigh Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leigh Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sitwell Avenue | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.