Crime Rate in St Mary's, ward

St Mary's has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth district and the 551st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 35th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the Nuneaton and Bedworth district average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 526 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 12 cases , up 71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 686 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 361 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.