Crime Rates at Lower Ford Street, Coventry, CV1 5PA

Lower Ford Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 83rd 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 Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PA) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 137.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.