Crime in Royal Leamington Spa
Recorded crime in Royal Leamington Spa is 1.5 times the Warwick average and 1.2 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Royal Leamington Spa: about 30,386 residents in 28 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.3/10Good
- 5-year change
- −11%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.5×the Warwick average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Royal Leamington Spa.
Crime over 5 years
Down 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Royal Leamington Spa, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.5× the Warwick average (1.2× the England and Wales average). 106 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 60% of the harm here
- Burglary: 12% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 60% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 32 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Warwick (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Warwick partnership area, not only Royal Leamington Spa. Figures for the South Warwickshire community safety partnership, which covers Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 463 | 1.5 | Up 8% |
| Cars broken into | 714 | 2.4 | Down 20% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 933 | 3.1 | Down 6% |
| Burglary of homes | 589 | 2.0 | Up 11% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 4.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 36.6 |
| Drugs | 4.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 |
| Other theft | 9.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 10.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.0 |
| Public order | 7.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 3.4 |
| Shoplifting | 13.2 |
Postcode districts in Royal Leamington Spa
Nearby towns
Council: Warwick
Questions about crime in Royal Leamington Spa
- Is Royal Leamington Spa a safe place to live?
- Royal Leamington Spa scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.5 times the Warwick average.
- Is crime going up or down in Royal Leamington Spa?
- Down 11% over 5 years, from 3,258 recorded crimes a year to 2,908.
- What is the most common crime in Royal Leamington Spa?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 37 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Royal Leamington Spa compare with Warwick?
- Crime severity in Royal Leamington Spa is 1.5 times the Warwick average.
- How many cars are stolen in Royal Leamington Spa?
- In 2025/26, in the South Warwickshire partnership area, which includes Royal Leamington Spa, the police recorded 463 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.5 per 1,000 residents, up 8% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Royal Leamington Spa?
- 933 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the South Warwickshire partnership area, which includes Royal Leamington Spa, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Royal Leamington Spa last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the South Warwickshire partnership area, which includes Royal Leamington Spa, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.