Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 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 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blythe Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 170th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blythe Road (CV1 5AW) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the St Michael's average (241.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Road (CV1 5AW), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dysart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Virginia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brook Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jesmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Chantries Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Chantries Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augustus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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