Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barras Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 106th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barras Lane (CV1 3BU) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barras Lane (CV1 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barras Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doe Bank Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coundon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Barras Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meriden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meriden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vincent Street —
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Data Sources

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