Postcode · Kenilworth
Crime in CV8 1LY
How much crime is recorded in CV8 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenilworth West
- Council
- Warwick
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
CV8 1LYKenilworth
How safe is CV8 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV8 1LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CV8 1LYNational
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.02.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.