Total Crime Rate

398.6 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 398.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.8 9/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Robbery 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 1.8 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

Lamb 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lamb Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Light Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burges Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Burges Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Light Lane
Sep 2025Public order Burges Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Well Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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