Total Crime Rate

2691.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2691.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 864.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 512.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 345.5 10/10
  • Public order 222.9 10/10
  • Other theft 165.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 111.5 10/10
  • Robbery 109.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 81.2 10/10
  • Drugs 76.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 63.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 57.3 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Precinct area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Precinct (CV1 1DX) in the last 12 months was 2691.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3202.7% higher than the Cheylesmore average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 543 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 12 cases , up 9.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 788 (≈ 1254.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Precinct (CV1 1DX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 655 crimes here, including 242 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Precinct area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Cheaping Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Cheaping Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cross Cheaping Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Cheaping Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Well Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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