Total Crime Rate

562.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

322.9 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 562.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 322.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 240.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.4 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.1 8/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
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

St Nicholas Street 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 St Nicholas Street (CV1 4BS) 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 St Nicholas Street (CV1 4BS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Well Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Upper Well Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Upper Well Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Well Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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