Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 1.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friars Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 401st highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Friars Road (CV1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Cheylesmore average (81.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Road (CV1 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Street. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pepper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Friars' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pepper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pepper Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor House Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pepper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Patrick'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greyfriars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greyfriars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greyfriars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greyfriars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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