Total Crime Rate

168.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Gulson Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 121st highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gulson Road (CV1 2JD) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the St Michael's average (241.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gulson Road (CV1 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Street. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 256 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gulson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irving Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grantham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Richard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Northfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sky Blue Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sky Blue Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sky Blue Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sky Blue Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Northfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Gosford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Far Gosford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Monks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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