Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Ford Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 199th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PW) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Ford Street (CV1 5PW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kildale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Virginia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Virginia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harnall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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