Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Other theft 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 354th 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 Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PS) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PS), 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 (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Harnall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gosford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Ford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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