Crime Rates at Meriden Street, Coventry, CV1 4DL

Meriden Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 56th 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 Meriden Street (CV1 4DL) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 213.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Street (CV1 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Meriden Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.