Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dennis Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 308th lowest 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 Dennis Road (CV2 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dennis Road (CV2 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sewall Highway, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burroughs Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyken Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alfred Herbert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sewall Highway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sewall Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sewall Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dennis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Skipton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfall Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyken Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carpenter Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stubbs Grove | Under investigation |
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