Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dalehouse Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kenilworth Park Hill , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dalehouse Lane (CV8 2HT) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Kenilworth Park Hill average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dalehouse Lane (CV8 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Bank Mews, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Deer Leap (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Deer Leap | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clements Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Deer Leap | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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