Tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising a tread band on which a circumferential direction is defined and in which there are provided: - a pair of shoulder regions (7, 8) that are axially opposite one another; - at least one first circumferential rib that is arranged between said pair of shoulder regions and is delimited by a first and by a second circumferential groove (10, 11); - a plurality of first notches, having a width less than 1.5 mm, which are arranged in regular succession along the entire circumferential extent of said first circumferential rib and extend as a whole over at least 80% of the width of said first circumferential rib, wherein each of said first notches comprises: i. a first portion which is substantially rectilinear and has a first inclination with respect to said circumferential direction, ii. a second portion which is substantially rectilinear and has a second inclination with respect to said circumferential direction having a sign opposite to said first inclination, and iii. a connecting portion that extends between said first portion and said second portion, - a plurality of second notches, having a width less than 1.5 mm, which are blind and are arranged in regular succession along the entire circumferential extent of said first circumferential rib and are substantially parallel to said first portion of said first notches, and - a plurality of third notches, having a width less than 1.5 mm, which are blind and arranged in regular succession along the entire circumferential extent of said first circumferential rib and are substantially parallel to said second portion of said first notches. - a pair of shoulder regions (7, 8) that are axially opposite one another; - at least one first circumferential rib that is arranged between said pair of shoulder regions and is delimited by a first and by a second circumferential groove (10, 11); - a plurality of first notches, having a width less than 1.5 mm, which are arranged in regular succession along the entire circumferential extent of said first circumferential rib and extend as a whole over at least 80% of the width of said first circumferential rib, wherein each of said first notches comprises: i. a first portion which is substantially rectilinear and has a first inclination with respect to said circumferential direction, ii. a second portion which is substantially rectilinear and has a second inclination with respect to said circumferential direction having a sign opposite to said first inclination, and iii. a connecting portion that extends between said first portion and said second portion, i. a first portion which is substantially rectilinear and has a first inclination with respect to said circumferential direction, ii. a second portion which is substantially rectilinear and has a second inclination with respect to said circumferential direction having a sign opposite to said first inclination, and iii. a connecting portion that extends between said first portion and said second portion, - a plurality of second notches, having a width less than 1.5 mm, which are blind and are arranged in regular succession along the entire circumferential extent of said first circumferential rib and are substantially parallel to said first portion of said first notches, and - a plurality of third notches, having a width less than 1.5 mm, which are blind and arranged in regular succession along the entire circumferential extent of said first circumferential rib and are substantially parallel to said second portion of said first notches.