Total Crime Rate
106.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wyken Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 275th highest crime rate of 998 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 Wyken Avenue (CV2 3BX) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Lower Stoke average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyken Avenue (CV2 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near A4600. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tiverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiverton Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyken Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyken Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dartmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olive Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiverton Road | — |
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