Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dark Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Heath , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dark Lane (CV12 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (CV12 0JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henson Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowdrop Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Larkspur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Spear Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Newcomen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Henson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smorrall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcomen Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Larkspur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Larkspur Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raynor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Daffodil Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Himley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cashmore Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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