Postcode district · Kenilworth
Crime in CV8
How much crime is recorded in CV8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Warwick
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 45,398 (2024)
CV8Postcode district · Kenilworth
How safe is CV8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV8, 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
CV8National
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Burglary8.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.