Crime Rates at Lower Holyhead Road, Coventry, CV1 3AX

Lower Holyhead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Holyhead Road (CV1 3AX) in the last 12 months was 895.0 per 1,000 residents and was 998.4% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 495.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Holyhead Road (CV1 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Well Street, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.