Total Crime Rate
398.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Well Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Well Street (CV1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 398.6 per 1,000 residents and was 389.2% 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Well Street (CV1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 629 crimes here, including 229 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Burges | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Columba'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Columba'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Columba'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironmonger Row | Under investigation |
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