Postcode · Kenilworth
Crime in CV8 2AB
How much crime is recorded in CV8 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenilworth South
- Council
- Warwick
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
CV8 2ABKenilworth
How safe is CV8 2AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV8 2AB 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
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Other theft6.34.5
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.