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Crime in B78 2

How much crime is recorded in B78 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Warwickshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
13,719 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B78 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in B78 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

B78 2National
Burglary11.69.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime2.41.5
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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