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Crime in Rugby by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,145crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+1%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Grandboroughlowest rate0 per 1,000 a year
61.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Bilton (-6%), Binley Woods (-2%) and Rugby (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Binley WoodsCV3 · 2,570 residents 166.5▼ 2%shoplifting
2RugbyCV21 · 50,980 residents 103.20%violence
3BrandonCV8 · 3,372 residents 64.1▲ 50%violence
4Ryton-on-DunsmoreCV8 · 1,829 residents 63.4▲ 4%anti-social behaviour
5BiltonCV22 · 39,922 residents 62.5▼ 6%violence
6Newbold on AvonCV21 · 3,138 residents 61.2▼ 21%violence
7DunchurchCV22 · 10,980 residents 60.8▲ 1%violence
8WolstonCV8 · 3,372 residents 55.8▲ 74%violence
9Long LawfordCV23 · 4,979 residents 46.6▼ 8%violence
10ShiltonCV7 · 1,564 residents 23–violence
11WolveyLE10 · 2,377 residents 15.1▼ 10%violence
12GrandboroughCV23 · 2,000 residents 0–

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Rugby have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Grandborough, Wolvey, Shilton, Long Lawford and Wolston.

Which areas of Rugby have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Binley Woods, Rugby, Brandon, Ryton-on-Dunsmore and Bilton.

Is crime going up or down in Rugby?

Across Rugby, 2,145 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 1% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.