Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welcome Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Atherstone Central , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 266 local areas in North Warwickshire .

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 Welcome Street (CV9 1DX) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welcome Street (CV9 1DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Welcome Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welcome Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welcome Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Benedicts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tannery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hollands Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denham Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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