Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Upper Stoke , and the 237th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (CV2 3JB) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CV2 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downderry Way, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gun Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gun Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehip Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heywood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alliance Way
Apr 2026Robbery Thackeray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carpenter Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downderry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burroughs Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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