Total Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priorsfield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Kenilworth Abbey & Arden , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priorsfield Road (CV8 1DB) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Kenilworth Abbey & Arden average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priorsfield Road (CV8 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Green, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castle Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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