Crime Rates at Bishop Street, Coventry, CV1 1HU

Bishop Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 1HU) in the last 12 months was 398.6 per 1,000 residents and was 389.2% 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Street (CV1 1HU), 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.