Crime Rate in St Michael's, ward

St Michael's has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Coventry district and the 185th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 10th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Michael's in the last 12 months was 240.1 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Coventry district average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Michael's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,888 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 81 cases , down -27.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 8.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3,852 (≈ 119.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Michael's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 646 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.