Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.4 10/10
  • Robbery 43.2 10/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riley Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Longford , and the 25th highest crime rate of 998 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 Riley Square (CV2 1LT) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 461.4% higher than the Longford average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 234.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riley Square (CV2 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riley Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frevill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roseberry Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roseberry Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frevill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellbrooke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellbrooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrybrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walnut Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherrybrook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copperas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copperas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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