Total Crime Rate

785.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

450.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 785.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 450.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 345.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 75.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.0 10/10
  • Other theft 65.0 10/10
  • Public order 45.0 10/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spon Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 12th highest crime rate of 998 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 Spon Street (CV1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 785.0 per 1,000 residents and was 942.4% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 450.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spon Street (CV1 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Well Street. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Starley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ringway Queens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringway Queens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Starley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Well Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Watch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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