Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walsgrave Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Lower Stoke , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 998 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 Walsgrave Road (CV2 4BE) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walsgrave Road (CV2 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near St Osburg'S Road. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 25 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 crime | Stoke Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | East Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welsh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Osburg'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Saxon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kings Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kings Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Druid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Osburg'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Ann'S Road | Under investigation |
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