Crime Rate in Longford, ward

Longford has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Coventry district and the 1697th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 146th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longford in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Coventry district average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 967 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 17 cases , down -10.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 55.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,162 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 316 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.