Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gun Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Upper Stoke , and the 243rd 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 Gun Lane (CV2 3FX) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Upper Stoke average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gun Lane (CV2 3FX), the main crime hotspot is near Gun Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gun Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barras Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barras Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Barn Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Barn Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swancroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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