Total Crime Rate

397.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 397.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Drugs 34.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Merevale Road 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 Merevale Road (CV9 2PR) 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 Merevale Road (CV9 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avins Courtyard (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Merevale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Avins Courtyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avins Courtyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atherstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Watling Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Watling Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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