Total Crime Rate
397.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
187.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Long Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Atherstone Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 266 local areas in North Warwickshire .
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 Long Street (CV9 1AY) in the last 12 months was 397.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.8% higher than the Atherstone Central average (127.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Street (CV9 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Friar'S Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St. John'S Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St. John'S Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St. John'S Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleshill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleshill Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedicts Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avins Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Avins Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar'S Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atherstone | Under investigation |
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