Crime Rates at Friars Road, Coventry, CV1 2LL

Friars Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 377th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Road (CV1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Road (CV1 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Street. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.