Total Crime Rate

416.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.5 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 416.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
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

Russell Street North area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Foleshill , and the 38th 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 Russell Street North (CV1 4GD) in the last 12 months was 416.9 per 1,000 residents and was 204.4% higher than the Foleshill average (137.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 224.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street North (CV1 4GD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnall Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnall Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnall Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringway Swanswell Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harnall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quayside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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