Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyken Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Upper Stoke , and the 486th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyken Way (CV2 3HE) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Upper Stoke average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyken Way (CV2 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Gun Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ox Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carroll Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyken Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyken Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carpenter Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stubbs Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ox Close | Under investigation |
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