Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hammersley Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Heath , and the 147th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hammersley Street (CV12 0DB) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Heath average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammersley Street (CV12 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowling Green Lane, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mcmahon Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hammersley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cashmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryony Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryony Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryony Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryony Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowling Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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