Total Crime Rate

1380.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

882.9 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 1380.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 882.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 657.1 10/10
  • Drugs 117.1 10/10
  • Other theft 102.9 10/10
  • Public order 97.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.3 10/10
  • Robbery 74.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 54.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
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 highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 3rd 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 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 1380.0 per 1,000 residents and was 472.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 882.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Ford Street (CV1 5QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A4053 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A4053 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Meadow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Meadow Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4053 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4053 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fairfax Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Street Under investigation
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 Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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