Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Electric Wharf area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Electric Wharf (CV1 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Light Lane. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Electric Wharf area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Light Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Nicholas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daimler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Nicholas Street 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Electric Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canal View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Wharf Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Aldbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Nicholas Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daimler Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Light Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Light Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Light Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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