Total Crime Rate
140.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gulson Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gulson Road (CV1 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -73.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gulson Road (CV1 2HQ), 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 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harnall Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vecqueray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Read Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harper Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Harper Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harnall Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harnall Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seagrave Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grafton Street | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Far Gosford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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