Total Crime Rate
562.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
322.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbotts Lane area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 20th highest crime rate of 998 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 Abbotts Lane (CV1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 562.9 per 1,000 residents and was 534.1% higher than the Radford average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 322.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbotts Lane (CV1 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Well Street. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Light Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringway Rudge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringway Rudge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringway Rudge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Well Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Light Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Light Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringway Rudge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Well Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Well Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Well Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Well Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upper Well Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Well Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watch Close | Under investigation |
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