Total Crime Rate
61.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gainsborough Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Heath , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 333 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 Gainsborough Drive (CV12 8DB) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Heath average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Drive (CV12 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanby Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cozens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cozens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Constable Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amos Jacques Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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