Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Perchfoot Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Perchfoot Close (CV1 2UB) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Perchfoot Close (CV1 2UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Short Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | John Grace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gillquart Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lollard Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perchfoot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Martyrs' Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Martyrs' Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peckstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornelius Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hockett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornelius Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Joan Ward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Paradise Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornchurch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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