Crime Rates at Yardley Street, Coventry, CV1 5JN

Yardley Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 397th lowest crime rate of 998 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 Yardley Street (CV1 5JN) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Street (CV1 5JN), 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.