Total Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsgrave Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 287th 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 Walsgrave Road (CV2 4AG) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coventry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wykeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycliffe Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wykeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
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