Total Crime Rate

86.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canterbury Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Street (CV1 5NR) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (CV1 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Ford Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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