Total Crime Rate

895.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 895.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 410.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.0 10/10
  • Other theft 80.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Robbery 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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 Spon Street (CV1 3BB) 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 Spon Street (CV1 3BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Holyhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Holyhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middleborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middleborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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