Total Crime Rate

2944.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1344.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2944.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1344.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 920.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 753.2 10/10
  • Public order 237.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 203.8 10/10
  • Other theft 181.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 136.9 10/10
  • Robbery 124.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 76.4 10/10
  • Drugs 70.1 10/10
  • Burglary 68.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 62.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.3 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Precinct 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 The Precinct (CV1 1NR) 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 The Precinct (CV1 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 512 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Precinct area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriffs Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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