Total Crime Rate
139.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riley Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kenilworth Park Hill , and the 77th 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 Riley Close (CV8 2SN) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 239.1% higher than the Kenilworth Park Hill average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riley Close (CV8 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stansfield Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wisley Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Draper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stansfield Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stansfield Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stansfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stansfield Grove | — |
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