Total Crime Rate
2691.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairfax Street area has the highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Cheylesmore , and the 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 Fairfax Street (CV1 5SA) in the last 12 months was 2691.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3202.7% 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 543 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 12 cases , up 9.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -21.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 788 (≈ 1254.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfax Street (CV1 5SA), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Burges | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greyfriars Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greyfriars Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hay Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greyfriars Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greyfriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Cheaping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill Top | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Cheaping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Cheaping | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Cheaping | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Cheaping | 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 |
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