Postcode district · Atherstone
Crime in CV9
How much crime is recorded in CV9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 31,108 (2024)
CV9Postcode district · Atherstone
How safe is CV9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CV9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
CV9National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.