Crap Towns / Polesworth and Dordon / Crime

How much crime is there in Polesworth and Dordon?

The police recorded 50.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Polesworth and Dordon from September 2023 to August 2026, 33% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 51.4, up from 46.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	46.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	54.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	51.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.7	34.1
Vehicle crime	5.8	3.8
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	4.2	7.0
Public order	4.0	6.6
Burglary	3.0	3.1
Other crime	1.7	2.0
Shoplifting	1.2	7.1
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Nuneaton	13.8 km	89.0
Bedworth	16.6 km	85.3
Atherstone	5.7 km	82.9
Coleshill	10.1 km	76.2
Tamworth	4.7 km	74.5
Lichfield	16.8 km	73.9
Royal Sutton Coldfield	14.6 km	67.7
Fazeley	6.5 km	55.9
Measham	13.7 km	54.9
Polesworth and Dordon	–	50.8
Overseal and Castle Gresley	15.9 km	47.2
The typical town	–	76.2