Total Crime Rate
261.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Florence Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Heath , and the 27th highest crime rate of 333 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Florence Close (CV12 0BY) in the last 12 months was 261.0 per 1,000 residents and was 283.9% higher than the Heath average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Florence Close (CV12 0BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowling Green Lane, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollyhurst (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowling Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Constance Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowling Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowling Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowling Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hollyhurst | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyhurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyhurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowling Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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