Crime Rates at New Buildings, Coventry, CV1 1FE

New Buildings area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the highest crime rate of 998 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 New Buildings (CV1 1FE) in the last 12 months was 2944.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3809.5% 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 578 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 14 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 65.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 844 (≈ 1344.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Buildings (CV1 1FE), 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.