Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0Grendon stands out for vehicle crime: 4 times the rate of a typical town its size
Overall, it grades B− for safety. On violence it beats 55% of UK towns; on burglary, vehicle crime and damage, only 26%. Violence recorded locally dropped 30% in a year. For every 1,000 residents, 21.3 violent and sexual offences and 13.3 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage were logged a year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Grendon
Violent crime fell over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 30% less violent crime per resident in Grendon than in the year before; across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people violent crime held steady. Trend ↓
More crime than many places its size
Of 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Grendon has the 372nd lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Witchford, Tisbury and Lindford, higher than Eggborough, Brimscombe and Thrupp and Chiseldon. Towns its size ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
What sits behind Grendon’s B−
A fairly firm grade. Built on 252 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Grendon against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Grendon runs highest on vehicle crime (6.2 per 1,000 against 1.5) and anti-social behaviour (16.1 per 1,000 against 5.3).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 39 | 16.1 | 16.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 39 | 16.1 | 5.3 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 15 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 9 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Public order | not graded | 9 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 9 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Other crime | not graded | 3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Drugs | not graded | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
How crime in Grendon has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent -30% (towns its size +3%), homes and vehicles -13% (towns its size +0%), shoplifting and theft -50% (towns its size +4%).
Of 550 towns its size, Grendon is 372nd from the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richhill Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,738 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 116 | Harbury Warwickshire | 2,751 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 4.4 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 126 | Radford Semele Warwickshire | 2,301 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 2.5 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 136 | Binley Woods Warwickshire | 2,569 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 15.2 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 175 | Bishop's Tachbrook Warwickshire | 2,086 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 1.1 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 369 | Eggborough North Yorkshire | 2,440 | 22.4 | 11.8 | 2.9 | B− |
| 370 | Brimscombe and Thrupp Gloucestershire | 2,187 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 3.4 | B− |
| 371 | Chiseldon Wiltshire | 2,033 | 24.9 | 9.7 | 3.8 | B− |
| 372 | Grendon Warwickshire | 2,427 | 21.3 | 13.3 | 5 | B− |
| 373 | Linton Derbyshire | 2,145 | 23.9 | 10.9 | 3 | B− |
| 374 | Charing Kent | 2,170 | 21.5 | 13.4 | 5.1 | B− |
| 375 | Upper Halliford Surrey | 2,337 | 23.7 | 11.3 | 4.3 | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 550 | Avonmouth Bristol | 2,643 | 82.9 | 54.6 | 60.4 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Grendon, and others in Warwickshire.
Crime in Grendon per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 14 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 4 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
One person died in collisions on Grendon’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 14 collisions with injuries inside Grendon in five years, in which one person died. 6 people were killed or seriously injured: 0 on foot and 0 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, so with numbers this small a single collision changes the picture; Grendon’s one death is context, not a ranking.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Grendon’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 2 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Grendon had 6.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Grendon’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Grendon
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grendon | 2,427 | 21.3 | 13.3 | B− |
| Baddesley Ensor | 1,285 | 14.5 | 11.7 | B+ |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 7,552 | 24.8 | 13 | C+ |
| Wood End (North Warwickshire) | 1,562 | 15.8 | 15.4 | B− |
| Polesworth | 1,955 | 17.1 | 11.8 | B |
| Atherstone | 8,666 | 41 | 17.9 | D |
| Warton | 1,472 | 18.6 | 14.5 | B− |
| Hurley | 1,420 | 26.5 | 13.2 | C+ |
Grendon records more graded crime per resident than 4 of its 7 neighbours. Baddesley Ensor, 0.9 miles away, records 14.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Grendon’s 21.3.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Grendon sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Grendon
Is Grendon safe?
Police recorded 21.3 violent and sexual offences and 13.3 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Grendon’s built-up area). That earns a B− for safety: less crime per resident than 45% of UK towns. Among 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, Grendon is 372nd from the least crime.
Is crime going up in Grendon?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime fell 30%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage fell 13%, shoplifting and theft fell 50% and anti-social behaviour rose 129%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Grendon?
Violence & sexual offences: 39 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came vehicle crime (15) and criminal damage & arson (9), with 39 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Grendon compare with Nuneaton?
Nuneaton records 42.7 violent and sexual offences and 18.5 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Grendon’s 21.3 and 13.3, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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