Atherstone
Middle areaThe east of the North Warwickshire. 12,038 people in 12 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 40% of people in Atherstone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Atherstone
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Atherstone at a rate of 100.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.6 per 1,000 people across North Warwickshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 478 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 228 |
| Other crime | 174 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 88 |
| Shoplifting | 80 |
| Vehicle crime | 80 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Atherstone compares
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Is Atherstone safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Atherstone at a rate of 100.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.6 per 1,000 people across North Warwickshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 110 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Atherstone.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (478), anti-social behaviour (228) and other crime (174).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Warwickshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Warwickshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Warwickshire and not Atherstone alone. See North Warwickshire
Atherstone in brief
The median price paid for a home in Atherstone was £228,000 in 2025.
Atherstone had 11,740 usual residents at the census.
About 40% of people in Atherstone live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Atherstone, 75.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.