Total Crime Rate
398.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lamb 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 Lamb Street (CV1 4AD) 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 Lamb Street (CV1 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 475 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burges (181 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cheylesmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Light Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burges | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Burges | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Light Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burges | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Well Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
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