Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Balliol Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balliol Road (CV2 3DS) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Lower Stoke average (88.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balliol Road (CV2 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balliol Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Honiton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balliol Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balliol Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balliol Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wykeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clovelly Gardens | Under investigation |
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