Total Crime Rate

262.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 262.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Margaret 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.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Way
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roadway Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarn Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roadway Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Fields

Data Sources

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