Total Crime Rate
262.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Margaret Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Heath , and the 31st highest crime rate of 335 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 Margaret Avenue (CV12 8ED) in the last 12 months was 262.7 per 1,000 residents and was 244.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Margaret Avenue (CV12 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roadway Close, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Slough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Barton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Margaret Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roadway Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleyard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roadway Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Fields | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.