Total Crime Rate

298.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.9 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 298.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 96.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lower Ford Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 53rd 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 Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PA) in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 21 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 ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Street 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 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Ford Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Friars Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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