The overall crime rate in Nuneaton city is 132.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 136% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 61.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 168% of national crime rate which puts Nuneaton on 15. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 7.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 791 cases and has increased by 35.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2024 - February 2025.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 35.4% | 40. highest | 136% | 3.8k | -2.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 19.9% | 14. highest | 167% | 2.1k | 15.0% |
Vehicle crime | 7.3% | 15. highest | 168% | 791 | 35.7% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.2% | 25. lowest | 112% | 776 | 61.3% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.7% | 53. highest | 118% | 720 | -17.9% |
Public order crime | 6.7% | 52. highest | 124% | 718 | 2.1% |
Other theft crime | 5.1% | 31. lowest | 95% | 552 | -8.2% |
Burglary crime | 3.5% | 40. highest | 115% | 379 | -5.5% |
Other crime | 2.4% | 33. highest | 145% | 256 | 18.5% |
Drugs crime | 2.3% | 38. lowest | 100% | 246 | 17.1% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 35. highest | 159% | 117 | -31.6% |
Robbery crime | 1.1% | 33. highest | 111% | 115 | 8.5% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.0% | 40. highest | 135% | 105 | -10.3% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.4% | 16. lowest | 21% | 41 | -46.8% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Nuneaton city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Nuneaton city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 26.4 | 15.8 |
Bicycle theft | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Criminal damage and arson | 8.9 | 7.5 |
Drugs | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other crime | 3.2 | 2.2 |
Other theft | 6.8 | 7.2 |
Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Public order | 8.9 | 7.2 |
Robbery | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.6 | 8.6 |
Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.4 |
Vehicle crime | 9.8 | 5.8 |
Violent crime | 47.1 | 34.6 |