Total Crime Rate
2691.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cross Cheaping 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 Cross Cheaping (CV1 1HF) 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 Cross Cheaping (CV1 1HF), 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.
View Crime In Cheylesmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trinity Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trinity Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trinity Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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