Total Crime Rate
1092.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paynes Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,014 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 Paynes Lane (CV1 5LN) in the last 12 months was 1092.6 per 1,000 residents and was 355.1% higher than the St Michael's average (240.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 694.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 258.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paynes Lane (CV1 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Street. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Michael's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Far Gosford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilby Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilby Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Margaret Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wren Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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