Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watling Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Arley and Whitacre , and the 86th highest crime rate of 265 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 Watling Street (CV9 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Arley and Whitacre average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (CV9 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penmire Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watling Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrowdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penmire Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrowdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Willows Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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