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Overview of Stratford-on-Avon crime rate

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Crime safety level: low.

Ranked 18th for safety among 25 neighboring areas, Stratford-on-Avon reported 9,588 incidents in 2023. With a population of 134,725, the area has a crime rate of 71.17 incidents per 1,000 people, marking a 2.8% increase from the previous year.

Predominant crime categories include Violence and sexual offences (32.4%), Anti-social behaviour (16.1%), and Vehicle crime (10.6%). Rarer crimes encompass Bicycle theft (1.2%), Robbery (0.6%), and Theft from the person (0.6%).

Among its 36 wards, Stratford-on-Avon has higher crime rates in Clopton (410.7), Guildhall (Stratford-on-Avon) (251.9), and Hathaway (125.0). Conversely, the safest wards are Brailes & Compton (32.3), Shottery (31.5), and Red Horse (29.8).

Postcode districts within Stratford-on-Avon show higher crime rates in CV47 (115.3), B98 (101.7), and CV37 (100.9). The safest districts are OX15 (39.4), OX17 (36.9), and CV33 (29.4).

In Stratford-on-Avon, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour by 7.5% in 2020 and in Vehicle crime by 2.4% in 2022. Conversely, there were significant drops in crime rates including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 6.9% in 2021 and 3.59% in 2022, a reduction in Burglary by 1.85% in 2020, a decrease in Other theft by 1.77% in 2020, and a reduction in Vehicle crime by 1.55% in 2020.

Stratford-on-Avon crime incidents by crime type

A total of 9588 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3111 (32.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1539 (16.1)%
Vehicle crime – 1019 (10.6)%
Other theft – 819 (8.5)%
Criminal damage and arson – 643 (6.7)%
Public order – 618 (6.4)%
Burglary – 612 (6.4)%
Shoplifting – 516 (5.4)%
Other crime – 188 (2.0)%
Drugs – 163 (1.7)%
Possession of weapons – 128 (1.3)%
Bicycle theft – 119 (1.2)%
Robbery – 59 (0.6)%
Theft from the person – 54 (0.6)%

How does Stratford-on-Avon compare against nearby areas ?

Stratford-on-Avon ranks 18th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Stratford-on-Avon is compared against

Crime rates in Stratford-on-Avon wards

There are 36 wards within Stratford-on-Avon. Clopton, Guildhall (Stratford-on-Avon), Hathaway has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 36 wards from high crime rate to low.