Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Nicholas Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Radford , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,014 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 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Nicholas Street (CV1 4LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Burges. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Radford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Well Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Electric Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burges | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Burges | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burges | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burges | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burges | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burges | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burges | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burges | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burges | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hales Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Electric Wharf | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burges | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chapel Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Columba'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columba'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Well Street | Under investigation |
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