Total Crime Rate
184.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leicester Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bulkington , and the 53rd 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 Leicester Street (CV12 9NP) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.7% higher than the Bulkington average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leicester Street (CV12 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Amberley Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bulkington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Villa Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Villa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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