Kenilworth St John's, Warwick: Safety
Safety
Crime in Kenilworth St John's has dropped dramatically in 2026. The neighbourhood's recording 33 crimes per 1,000 people so far this year — that's well below the UK average of 39.6.
This is a huge shift from 2025, when the rate hit 69.7 per 1,000. The 2026 figure also comes in below the West Midlands average of 47.5, which matters because this neighbourhood had been tracking above regional norms for years.
Both violent crime and anti-social behaviour — the 2 biggest crime categories here — have fallen noticeably compared to 2024 and 2025. Vehicle crime stays low. Everything's pointing in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for Kenilworth St John's ward (Warwickshire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Kenilworth St John's ward: Warwickshire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Kenilworth St John's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
72.7
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Kenilworth Abbey & Arden
33.6
Similar to
Cubbington & Leek Wootton
70.1
Higher than
Kenilworth Park Hill
39.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Kenilworth St John's ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences24%40%
- Anti-social behaviour23%11%
- Shoplifting22%9%
- Other theft7%6%
- Criminal damage and arson6%7%
- Burglary4%4%
- Vehicle crime4%7%
- Public order4%6%
- Robbery1%2%
- Drugs1%3%
- Other crime1%2%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%2%
