Crime Rates at Fairfax Street, Coventry, CV1 5SR

Fairfax 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 5SR) 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 5SR), 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.