Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 98th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Street (CV1 4LU) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Radford average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Street (CV1 4LU), 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 (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Columba'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Columba'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Columba'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Nicholas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Nicholas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Electric Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporation Street Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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