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Police recorded 336 crimes in Stratford-upon-Avon in August 2026, up 25% on the 268 recorded in August 2025, according to the latest Stratford-upon-Avon crime figures from data.police.uk. It’s the highest monthly total in the two years of figures we hold. Over the past 12 months the picture is steadier: 3,413 crimes, up 2% on the 3,334 recorded in the 12 months before.
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The main figures for August
- Violence and sexual offences: 95, up from 71 in August 2025. This category includes assaults without injury and harassment, as well as more serious offences.
- Anti-social behaviour: 97, up from 80.
- Shoplifting: 27, up from 20. Over 12 months shoplifting is up 10% (468, against 426).
- Going down over the year: vehicle crime (150 in the last 12 months, against 176), burglary (105, against 116) and drug offences (49, against 59).
What the neighbourhood police team is focusing on
The Stratford Town safer neighbourhood team’s current priorities, set from 1 October, are drug dealing and drug use in a hotspot location, retail theft, and burglary and vehicle crime. You can follow the team on Facebook. Report crime online or on 101, and always call 999 in an emergency.
Reading the figures
These are crimes recorded by Warwickshire Police within the Stratford Town neighbourhood, not convictions. As a tourist town, Stratford’s figures include crimes involving visitors, and single months go up and down, which is why we compare each month with the same month a year earlier and look at the 12-month trend. The police haven’t published an explanation for August’s rise.
The full table, a two-year chart and every category are on our Stratford-upon-Avon crime figures page, which updates each month. This is our first monthly crime column; September’s figures are due from data.police.uk in about a month. More on our safety news page.
Alex Harrington
Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.
