Total Crime Rate
419.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 38th 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 Northfield Road (CV1 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 419.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the St Michael's average (240.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 241.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Road (CV1 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Michael's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willowbank Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Margaret Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willowbank Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Far Gosford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Firedrake Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northfield Road | Under investigation |
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