Total Crime Rate

474.3 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 474.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Robbery 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper York Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 34th 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 Upper York Street (CV1 3GQ) in the last 12 months was 474.3 per 1,000 residents and was 482.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 205.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper York Street (CV1 3GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper York Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringway Rudge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Poppleton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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