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

Lower Ford Street area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in St Michael's , and the 3rd 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 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 1368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 470.1% higher 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 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 831.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% 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 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.