Total Crime Rate

1380.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

882.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1380.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 882.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 657.1 10/10
  • Drugs 117.1 10/10
  • Other theft 102.9 10/10
  • Public order 97.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.3 10/10
  • Robbery 74.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 54.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
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

Ford Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 3rd 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 Ford Street (CV1 5FN) in the last 12 months was 1380.0 per 1,000 residents and was 472.0% higher 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 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 882.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Street (CV1 5FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hill Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hill Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hill Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Top Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Top —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Top —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4053 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4053 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4053 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hill Top Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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