Total Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 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 156.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Melville Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melville Road (CV1 3AL) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Radford average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Road (CV1 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Hawksworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meriden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duckham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Barras Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meriden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sherbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spon End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spon End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sovereign Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Bank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Spon End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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