Postcode · Kenilworth
Crime in CV8 3LU
How much crime is recorded in CV8 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton
- Council
- Rugby
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
CV8 3LUKenilworth
How safe is CV8 3LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CV8 3LU 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.