Crime Rates at The Square, Kenilworth, CV8 1EF

The Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Kenilworth Abbey & Arden , and the 21st highest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .

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 The Square (CV8 1EF) in the last 12 months was 310.1 per 1,000 residents and was 709.6% higher than the Kenilworth Abbey & Arden average (38.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (CV8 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.