Total Crime Rate

568.6 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 568.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.0 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
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

Light Lane area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Light Lane (CV1 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 568.6 per 1,000 residents and was 507.9% higher than the Radford average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Light Lane (CV1 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Well Street. Police recorded 210 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Light Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Light Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Columba'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Columba'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Columba'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Columba'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Columba'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Columba'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Columba'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Columba'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Well Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Nicholas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Light Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Light Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Light Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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