Total Crime Rate
895.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Starley Road 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 Starley Road (CV1 3JU) 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 Starley Road (CV1 3JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cheylesmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheriffs Orchard | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Holyhead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Holyhead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ringway Queens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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