Postcode · Kenilworth
Crime in CV8 2PS
How much crime is recorded in CV8 2PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenilworth East
- Council
- Warwick
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
How safe is CV8 2PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV8 2PS area, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2PSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.