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Crime in B46 2

How much crime is recorded in B46 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Warwickshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
4,974 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B46 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in B46 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B46 2National
Burglary14.79.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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