Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

London Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 998 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 London Road (CV1 2JT) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CV1 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Friars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Friars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Friars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gosford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seagrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peckstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillquart Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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