Total Crime Rate
580.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bayley Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bayley Lane (CV1 5RN) in the last 12 months was 580.2 per 1,000 residents and was 612.1% higher than the Cheylesmore average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 31.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 313 (≈ 219.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bayley Lane (CV1 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Burges. Police recorded 323 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cheylesmore| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chauntry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cross Cheaping | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chauntry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chauntry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chauntry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chauntry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chauntry Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chauntry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Cheaping | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chauntry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chauntry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chauntry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chauntry Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chauntry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chauntry Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Cheaping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Cheaping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greyfriars Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Top | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairfax Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Cheaping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fairfax Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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