Crime Rates at Bishop Street, Coventry, CV1 1AA

Bishop Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 46th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishop Street (CV1 1AA) in the last 12 months was 348.3 per 1,000 residents and was 362.5% higher than the Cheylesmore average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Street (CV1 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 508 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burges (228 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.