Total Crime Rate
45.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Percy Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Street (CV1 3BY) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percy Street (CV1 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vincent Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sherbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Meriden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meriden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barras Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Coundon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coundon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
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