Total Crime Rate

348.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 348.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
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

Well Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 46th highest crime rate of 998 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 348.3 per 1,000 residents and was 362.5% 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 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (CV1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 647 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/293)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironmonger Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burges Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burges Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burges Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burges Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burges Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burges —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chauntry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chauntry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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