Total Crime Rate

728.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 728.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.4 10/10
  • Burglary 43.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Verbena Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longford , and the 17th 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 Verbena Close (CV2 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 728.4 per 1,000 residents and was 613.7% higher than the Longford average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 358.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verbena Close (CV2 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Verbena Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copperas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roseberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Riley Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dersingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Repton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dersingham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dersingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dersingham Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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