Total Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Forknell Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 998 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 Forknell Avenue (CV2 3EL) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Lower Stoke average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forknell Avenue (CV2 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Coventry

Crime Over Time in Forknell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wykeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wykeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Grove
Apr 2026Public order Lamerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamerton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyken Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyken Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dartmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.