Total Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newnham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 407th highest crime rate of 998 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 Newnham Road (CV1 5BB) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newnham Road (CV1 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Cobb Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leopold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobb Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newdigate Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ranby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ranby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lowther Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lowther Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Freehold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Helen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craner'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Chantries | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chantries | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craner'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jesmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jesmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craner'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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