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Nuneaton and Bedworth sets a Band D council tax of £2,502 for 2026-27, 95 of 296 councils in England from the highest. Police: Warwickshire. Fire and rescue: Warwickshire. Health: NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board. This page links to everything the site holds on the area; the full bill, the report card and parking each have a page of their own.

Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Key figures

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

What is the council tax in Nuneaton and Bedworth?

Band D is £2,502 a year for 2026-27, and Band A, the lowest, £1,668. That is £91 above the England average of £2,411, 95 of 296 in England from the highest.

Of a Band D bill, £280 goes to Nuneaton and Bedworth.

How does the council compare?

  • Council tax rise this year4.3%Lower than the England figure of 4.9%
  • Council tax per head£719Lower than the England figure of £796
  • Ombudsman uphold rate100% (2 of 2)Higher than the England figure of 86%
  • Reserves as a share of net spending159%Higher than the England figure of 50%
  • Borrowing per home£1,184Lower than the England figure of £3,474
  • Accounts, 2024-25Delivered by backstop92% of bodies had an opinion delivered by the backstop date
  • Ofsted, children's services (county)Requires improvement to be good73% of English councils are good or outstanding
  • CQC, adult social care (county)Good62% of assessed councils are good or outstanding
  • A roads needing maintenance considered (county)5%The same as the England figure of 5%
  • Recycling rate36.1%Lower than the England figure of 42.0%
  • Major planning decisions on time89.7%Lower than the England figure of 91.0%

Each figure is set against the figure for England as a whole. They are plain comparisons, one measure at a time: there is no overall score and no ranking of councils. Higher is not always better or worse; what each measure does and does not show is on the methodology page.

Roads, bins and planning

Roads, recycling and planning in Nuneaton and Bedworth
MeasureFigurePeriod
A roads where maintenance should be considered (Warwickshire County Council)
Details for A roads where maintenance should be considered (Warwickshire County Council)
5%2024-25
Period
2024-25
B and C roads where maintenance should be considered
Details for B and C roads where maintenance should be considered
4%2024-25
Period
2024-25
Unclassified roads where maintenance should be considered
Details for Unclassified roads where maintenance should be considered
13%2024-25
Period
2024-25
Household waste reused, recycled or composted
Details for Household waste reused, recycled or composted
36.1%2024-25
Period
2024-25
Major planning decisions made on time
Details for Major planning decisions made on time
89.7%24 months to end of June 2026
Period
24 months to end of June 2026

Road condition is from the Department for Transport; each figure is compared with England as a whole in the report card.

What does the council make from parking?

Parking income and surplus for Nuneaton and Bedworth
AuthorityYearIncomeSurplus
Nuneaton & Bedworth
Details for Nuneaton Bedworth
2025-26£1.4m£336,000
Year
2025-26
Surplus
£336,000
Warwickshire CC (county)
Details for Warwickshire CC (county)
2025-26£5.5m£2.1m
Year
2025-26
Surplus
£2.1m

What the law lets a council spend a parking surplus on is on parking fines and council parking income.

Who is your MP?

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How much crime is recorded here?

In the 12 months to June 2026, police recorded 83.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Nuneaton and Bedworth, excluding anti-social behaviour, against 82.4 across England.

Your police precept

A Band D home in Nuneaton and Bedworth pays £318.71 police precept in 2026-27. It funds Warwickshire, which has £156m in all for 2026-27. The precept is set once for the whole force area and spent across the whole force area, so the crime figures above for Nuneaton and Bedworth are not what its precept bought.

Who runs police, fire, health and ambulances here?

The bodies that serve Nuneaton and Bedworth, and their latest money
ServiceBodyLatestPer resident
Police
Details for Police
Warwickshire£156m (2026-27)£243
Latest
£156m (2026-27)
Per resident
£243
Fire and rescue
Details for Fire and rescue
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service£32m (2025-26)£49.60
Latest
£32m (2025-26)
Per resident
£49.60
Ambulance
Details for Ambulance
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust£456m (2024-25)£73.76
Latest
£456m (2024-25)
Per resident
£73.76
NHS
Details for NHS
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board£3.1bn (2028-29)£3,030
Latest
£3.1bn (2028-29)
Per resident
£3,030
Roads
Details for Roads
Warwickshire County Council£20m (2025-26)£31.21
Latest
£20m (2025-26)
Per resident
£31.21
Schools
Details for Schools
Warwickshire£520m (2026-27)£807
Latest
£520m (2026-27)
Per resident
£807
Council spending
Details for Council spending
Nuneaton and Bedworth£20m (2025-26)£138
Latest
£20m (2025-26)
Per resident
£138
Social care
Details for Social care
Warwickshire£487m (2024-25)£769
Latest
£487m (2024-25)
Per resident
£769
Housing
Details for Housing
Nuneaton and Bedworth£1m (2025-26)£6.73
Latest
£1m (2025-26)
Per resident
£6.73
Waste and recycling
Details for Waste and recycling
Nuneaton and Bedworthnot published—
Latest
not published
Per resident
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Each body serves a wider area than Nuneaton and Bedworth, and its money is for the whole of that area. Its page has its funding over time and what is recorded alongside it; public services near you looks them up for any postcode. Water is not covered yet: see Discover Water.

Which bodies cover Nuneaton and Bedworth: ONS lookups of local authorities to police force areas, fire and rescue authorities, integrated care boards and local health boards (Open Government Licence v3.0); where an area is split between integrated care boards, the one covering most residents is named.

How does Nuneaton and Bedworth look against other councils?

See Nuneaton and Bedworth on the council map, alongside every other council on council tax, complaints, reserves, audit and inspections, or browse every council.

Common questions

How much is council tax in Nuneaton and Bedworth?
Band D is £2,502 a year for 2026-27. Every band.
Which police force covers Nuneaton and Bedworth?
Warwickshire police force area. Fire and rescue: Warwickshire.

Sources for this page

SourcePublisherFigures as ofUpdatedLicence
Council Tax levels set by local authorities in EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Governmentthe 2026–27 financial yearannualOpen Government Licence v3.0
Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: revenue outturn multi-year data set (RO2 parking)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governmentthe 2025–26 financial yearannualOpen Government Licence v3.0

Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under CC BY 4.0.

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