Car theft and vehicle crime in Nuneaton
268 vehicle crimes were reported to Warwickshire Police within about a mile of Nuneaton from October 2025 to September 2026. The most recent quarter brought 57 offences, 16% fewer than the 68 in the quarter before it.
Nuneaton month by month
March 2026 stands out at 31 recorded offences, while August 2026 dropped to 13. The second half was 13% quieter than the first. Average: 22.3 a month.
| Month | Offences | vs 12-month average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 18 | -4 |
| Nov 2025 | 22 | -0 |
| Dec 2025 | 19 | -3 |
| Jan 2026 | 23 | +1 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 | +8 |
| Mar 2026 | 31 | +9 |
| Apr 2026 | 28 | +6 |
| May 2026 | 21 | -1 |
| Jun 2026 | 19 | -3 |
| Jul 2026 | 16 | -6 |
| Aug 2026 | 13 | -9 |
| Sep 2026 | 28 | +6 |
How Nuneaton compares
Ranked against 83 other towns, Nuneaton comes 45. Its 22 offences a month are close to the typical town in our set, next to 116 for Cardiff.
Over the latest three months the one-mile circle around Nuneaton averaged 19 vehicle offences a month. That is more than 82% of the sampled British postcodes, but well short of the worst. The comparison uses 400 randomly chosen British postcodes, each measured over Jul 2026, Aug 2026, Sep 2026 exactly as Nuneaton is here. Test your own street with the free theft risk checker.
Nuneaton is the only Warwickshire Police area on our list. Across the 14 West Midlands towns we track it ranks 8 for vehicle crime per month.
Towns nearest to Nuneaton
- Coventry (8 miles away): 45 a month, 100% more than Nuneaton
- Solihull (15 miles away): 11 a month, 50% fewer than Nuneaton
- Leicester (16 miles away): 60 a month, 169% more than Nuneaton
Where in Nuneaton offences were recorded
Just five locations make up 13% of the 268 offences recorded around Nuneaton.
- On or near Parking Area: 13
- On or near Hospital: 7
- On or near Kingsway: 5
- On or near Petrol Station: 5
- On or near Shawe Avenue: 5
What happened to Nuneaton cases
The most common recorded outcome near Nuneaton was "investigation complete; no suspect identified" (220 cases).
| Outcome | Offences | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 220 | 82% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 28 | 10% |
| Under investigation | 9 | 3% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 4 | 1% |
| Status update unavailable | 4 | 1% |
| Court result unavailable | 2 | 1% |
What this means if you park near Nuneaton
At about 22 offences a month, Nuneaton is quieter than a big-city centre, but one theft still costs the full value of the vehicle. Expect pressure to build again around March, the worst month in this data.
Against the 268 offences logged here in a year, an aftermarket immobiliser slows thieves who clone or relay keys, and an S5 or S7 tracker covers you if they still get away. See installation options.
Nuneaton car theft questions
How much car crime is there in Nuneaton?
Police recorded 268 vehicle offences within about a mile of central Nuneaton in the 12 months to September 2026, an average of 22 a month. That ranks 45 of 84 towns on our list, in the middle end.
When was vehicle crime worst in Nuneaton?
The worst month was March 2026 (31). The quietest was August 2026 (13), and September 2026 came in at 28.
Are car thieves caught in Nuneaton?
Police.uk shows 220 of 268 Nuneaton cases (82%) closed without a suspect and 6 with a court-stage outcome, so an owner is far better served by an immobiliser and tracker than by the odds of a conviction.
Does this cover stolen cars only in Nuneaton?
The Nuneaton total of 268 includes thefts of vehicles, thefts from them and interference: police.uk does not split these at street level, so treat it as all car crime rather than stolen cars only.
Source: police.uk, centred on 52.523, -1.4652, retrieved 2026-11-06. Method and limits.