Crime Rates at Cross Cheaping, Coventry, CV1 1HG

Cross 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 1HG) 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 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 493 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burges (181 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.