Total Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dencer Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kenilworth Park Hill , and the 20th 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 Dencer Drive (CV8 2RU) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Kenilworth Park Hill average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dencer Drive (CV8 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Chatsworth Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Draper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatsworth Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Grove | — |
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