Crime in Warwick
Recorded crime in Warwick is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 5%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
154,889 residents in 88 neighbourhoods. 1% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.7/10Good
- 5-year change
- +5%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 5% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Warwick, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 60% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% 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: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
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 | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 23.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 5.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.1 |
| Public order | 4.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 5.8 |
What crimes are recorded in Warwick
56.0 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in the South Warwickshire partnership area in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Figures for the South Warwickshire community safety partnership, which covers Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick.
| 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% |
| Vehicle tampering | 336 | 1.1 | About the same |
| Vandalism to homes | 340 | 1.1 | Down 7% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 153 | 0.51 | Up 3% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 439 | 1.5 | Down 8% |
| Arson | 59 | 0.20 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 587 | 1.9 | Up 11% |
| Burglary of businesses | 288 | 0.96 | Down 20% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 3 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 130 | 0.43 | Up 6% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 109 | 0.36 | Up 8% |
| Robbery of people | 109 | 0.36 | Down 10% |
| Robbery of businesses | 72 | 0.24 | Up 85% |
| Violence with injury | 1,864 | 6.2 | Down 2% |
| Violence without injury | 2,502 | 8.3 | Up 8% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,666 | 5.5 | Up 3% |
| Sexual offences | 820 | 2.7 | Up 9% |
| Shoplifting | 1,759 | 5.8 | Up 12% |
| Bicycle theft | 173 | 0.57 | Down 19% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 85 | 0.28 | Down 23% |
| Drug dealing | 149 | 0.49 | Down 2% |
| Drug possession | 244 | 0.81 | Down 19% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Warwickshire Police area: 309 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (307 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Warwick.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Warwick, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 3,649 | 6% | 4% | 72% | 12% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 958 | 20% | 2% | 19% | 58% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 901 | 3% | 0% | 9% | 84% | 4% |
| Other theft | 814 | 2% | 1% | 34% | 57% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 806 | 7% | 3% | 33% | 55% | 2% |
| Public order | 726 | 8% | 2% | 59% | 27% | 4% |
| Burglary | 488 | 5% | 1% | 18% | 73% | 3% |
| Other crime | 332 | 11% | 2% | 50% | 14% | 22% |
| Drugs | 307 | 29% | 20% | 29% | 17% | 6% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 137 | 22% | 2% | 58% | 10% | 8% |
| Bicycle theft | 126 | 2% | 0% | 10% | 79% | 9% |
| Robbery | 94 | 5% | 1% | 36% | 55% | 2% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 75 | 5% | 0% | 25% | 68% | 1% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Warwick
Postcode districts in Warwick
Questions about crime in Warwick
- Is Warwick a safe place to live?
- Warwick scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Warwick?
- Up 5% over 5 years, from 9,796 recorded crimes a year to 10,262.
- What is the most common crime in Warwick?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 24 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Warwick?
- In Warwick, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Warwick?
- Of 488 burglaries reported in Warwick between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 73% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Warwick?
- In the South Warwickshire community safety partnership (Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick), the police recorded 463 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.5 per 1,000 residents, up 8% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Warwick?
- 932 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in the South Warwickshire community safety partnership (Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick) in 2025/26, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Warwick last year?
- 3 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in the South Warwickshire community safety partnership (Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick) in 2025/26, against 1 the year before.