Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Electric Wharf area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Electric Wharf (CV1 4JB) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Electric Wharf (CV1 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Light Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 36 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Nicholas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Nicholas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldecote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandy Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Electric Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Aldbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aldbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Aldbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Nicholas Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Moorings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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