Leamington Spa

Crime in Leamington Spa*

Leamington Spa Crime Overview

• Leamington Spa is the most dangerous medium-sized town in Warwickshire.
• In 2021, Leamington-Spa’s overall crime rate was 85 crimes per 1,000 people, 26% higher than the Warwickshire average.
• The most common crimes in Leamington Spa are violence and sexual offences, with 11,017 offences during 2020, 21% up on the 2019 figure.
• Leamington Spa’s least common crime is robbery, including mugging, although there was a slight increase in 2021 compared to 2020.

Crime rates this year – Leamington compared as a % to Warwickshire overall

Burglary- 135 or 2.59 – 17% safer

Criminal Damage & Arson – 424 or 8.14 – 24% more dangerous

Other Theft – 313 or 6.01 – 10% more dangerous

Robbery – 43 or 0.83 – 39% more dangerous

Shoplifting– 271 or 5.20 – 34% more dangerous

Crime in Leamington Spa Neighbourhoods

The worst areas for crime in Leamington are Leamington Brunswick, Leamington Central & North and Leamington East & Sydenham.

Which Police Force serves Leamington Spa?

The local territorial police force for Leamington Spa is Warwickshire Police.

About Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa, or simply Leamington, is a spa town in Warwickshire, situated around 9 miles south of Coventry and 20 miles south-east of Birmingham. Named after the River Leam that flows through the town, it evolved into a spa town during the 18th century following the popularisation of its water, which was reputed to have medicinal qualities. As a result of this, in the 19th century, the town experienced one of the most rapid expansions in England.

The town contains especially fine ensembles of Regency architecture, particularly around the Parade, Clarendon Square and Lansdowne Circus.

Leamington is adjoined with the neighbouring towns of Warwick, Whitnash and the village of Cubbington. Together, they form the conurbation known as the "Royal Leamington Spa Built-up area". Collectively, the population stood at 95,172, according to the 2011 census.

The Leamington Spa Economy

The unemployment rate for Leamington is both below the average for Warwickshire and the national average of 4.5%.

The town centre boasts a wide variety of shops - from high street chains to independent retailers. There is also an indoor shopping centre, The Royal Priors, as well as an out-of-town retail park called the Leamington Shopping Park.

In terms of commerce, business parks for service providers and light industrial offices are mainly positioned to the south of the town, namely Althorpe Street Industrial Estate, Queensway Trading Estate, Shires Gate Trading Estate and Sydenham Industrial Estate.

Leamington Spa and the surrounding area, known as Silicon Spa, is a significant global centre for the video game industry. The town has a higher-than-average proportion of digital media companies involved in games development, digital design and publishing. More than 1000 people are directly employed in game development.

House Prices in Leamington Spa

According to Rightmove, over the last 12 months, the average price of property in Leamington Spa was £344,853 – 7% down in the previous year. The majority of sales were for terraced houses averaging £343,830, with semi-detached properties selling for £339,403 and apartments fetching £244,025.

Famous People from Leamington Spa

Inventor of the Jet Engine, Frank Whittle

Magician and Occultist, Aleister Crowley

TV Presenter, Anne Diamond

Comedian, Russell Howard

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