Rugby has a crime rate of 71.26 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #121 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Rugby's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Rugby?

As of April 2026, Rugby has an annual crime rate of 71.26 per 1,000 residents, based on 748 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Rugby rank nationally for crime?

Rugby ranks #121 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Rugby?

The most common crime type in Rugby is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 245 incidents in April 2026 — 32.8% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Rugby local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Warwickshire Police Police

Crime in Rugby: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Rugby recorded 748 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.54 per 1,000 residents. This places Rugby at #121 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 3.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring71.26 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment748 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #121 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_upCrime up 3.6% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

748

trending_down -5.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

71.26per 1k

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#121of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Warwickshire

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 11 Burglary: 2	16
On or near Chapel Street Map	Anti-social behaviour: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 3	10
On or near North Street Map	Anti-social behaviour: 19 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Possession of weapons: 1	19
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 13 Robbery: 1	13
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 13	13
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7	7
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7	7
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Arnold Drive Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Sessile Oak Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

748 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

245

32.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

180

24.1%

Public Order

7.4%

Other Theft

6.6%

Shoplifting

6.3%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.1%

Vehicle Crime

5.3%

Burglary

3.3%

Drug Offences

2.8%

Other Crime

1.9%

Weapons Possession

1.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.9%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Robbery

0.4%

Crime Analysis: Rugby

Rugby recorded 748 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 71.26 per 1,000 residents — broadly average for England and Wales, ranked #121 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Rugby at 32.8%. Anti-social Behaviour (24.1%) and Public Order (7.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Rugby has risen slightly — by 3.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Warwickshire Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

Total Stops

16.3%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

Offensive weapons

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Stolen goods

Detailed object of search unavailable

Article for use in theft

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Outcome

A no further action disposal70

Arrest16

Community resolution6

Summons / charged by post4

Caution (simple or conditional)2

Gender

Male83

Female14

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

75.8%

White

11.6%

Asian

10.5%

Black

2.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Warwickshire Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

16 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Benn	126	132.0
2	Eastlands	75	112.9
3	Rokeby and Overslade	58	86.2
4	New Bilton	62	85.1
5	Newbold and Brownsover	76	65.0

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Leam Valley	5	1.5
shield	Bilton	24	2.6
shield	Paddox	8	1.1
shield	Wolvey and Shilton	10	2.2
shield	Coton and Boughton	34	4.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.6%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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