Crime Rates at Blythe Road, Coventry, CV1 5AU

Blythe Road area has the lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blythe Road (CV1 5AU) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% lower than the St Michael's average (240.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Road (CV1 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leopold Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.