Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gosford Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 232nd 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 Gosford Street (CV1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosford Street (CV1 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Street (178 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gosford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Friars Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Friars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order White Friars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft White Friars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order White Friars Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Friars Street —
Apr 2026Other theft White Friars Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Friars Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White Friars Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Friars Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Friars Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Friars Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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